Thesaurus:embrace

Thesaurus

embrace

English

Verb

Sense: to clasp in the arms with affection

Synonyms

• accoll (obsolete)
• amplect (formal)
• beclip (obsolete)
• clip (archaic)
• coll
• complect (archaic)
• comply (archaic)
• cwtch (British dialect)
• embrace
• enfold
• enhalse (obsolete)
• fall on someone's neck (dated, idiomatic)
• glomp (slang)
• halse (dialectal)
• hug
• infold
• oxter (British dialect)
• press
• squeeze
• umbeclap (British dialect)

Hyponyms

• canoodle
• clinch
• cuddle
• snuggle
•   —
• bearhug
• half-embrace
• overembrace
•   —
• make out (chiefly US, slang)

Hypernyms

• grasp    [⇒ thesaurus]
• greet

Holonyms

• greeting    [⇒ thesaurus]
• sexual activity    [⇒ thesaurus]

Coordinate terms

• fondle    [⇒ thesaurus]
• kiss    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “894. courtesy” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “902. endearment” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “embrace” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.