Synonyms of welcome

welcome 1 of 3

verb

ˈwel-kəm 

as in to embrace

to receive or accept gladly or readily

the eager recruits welcomed every new project with which they were presented

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embrace
• greet
• enjoy
• like
• drink (in)
• hail
• eat (up)
• adopt
• prefer
• choose
• lap (up)
• take up
• select
• take
• pick
• espouse
• elect
• decide (on)
• opt (for)
• name
• single (out)
• cull
• handpick
• cherry-pick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuse
• reject
• decline
• pass up
• balk (at)
• turn down
• spurn
• object (to)
• throw over
• demur (to)

welcome

2 of 3

adjective

as in pleasant

giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses

a welcome chance to rest after a long journey

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pleasant
• delightful
• nice
• enjoyable
• delicious
• sweet
• pleasing
• good
• satisfying
• heavenly
• grateful
• happy
• pretty
• pleasurable
• comfortable
• comforting
• tempting
• blessed
• jolly
• gratifying
• congenial
• amusing
• tasty
• agreeable
• soothing
• darling
• delectable
• dreamy
• felicitous
• desirable
• blest
• palatable
• fascinating
• attractive
• inviting
• savory
• luscious
• charming
• savoury
• cheerful
• entertaining
• dulcet
• blissful
• glad
• delightsome
• gracious
• enchanting
• kindly
• hospitable
• enviable
• alluring
• cheery
• joyous
• calming
• amiable
• ecstatic
• good-natured
• personable
• affable
• relishable
• genial
• goodly
• rapturous
• exhilarating
• recreative
• euphoric
• diverting
• felicific
• intoxicating
• elating
• gemütlich
• nirvanic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwelcome
• unpleasant
• disagreeable
• miserable
• unpalatable
• offensive
• horrid
• disgusting
• repugnant
• abominable
• ghastly
• flat
• repulsive
• obnoxious
• distasteful
• sad
• wretched
• hellish
• vile
• hateful
• repellent
• boring
• dull
• commonplace
• abhorrent
• unhappy
• detestable
• odious
• tedious
• unsavory
• bilious
• stale
• irksome
• gloomy
• insipid
• tragic
• pleasureless
• regrettable
• depressing
• dismal
• dreary
• deplorable
• hostile
• annoying
• disheartening
• sorrowful
• lamentable
• displeasing
• mournful
• joyless
• irritating
• repellant
• yucky
• doleful
• god-awful
• vexing
• revulsive
• lugubrious
• aggravating
• heartbreaking
• yukky
• exasperating
• tragical
• lachrymose
• perturbing
• forbidding
• dolorous
• disturbing
• heartrending
• dissatisfying
• intimidating
• infuriating
• maddening
• distressing
• upsetting
• peeving
• rankling
• enraging
• riling
• angering
• incensing
• outraging
• inflaming
• enflaming

welcome

3 of 3

noun

as in salute

an expression of goodwill upon meeting

offered a warm welcome to the stranger

Synonyms & Similar Words

• salute
• salutation
• greeting
• hello
• hail
• ave
• regards
• respects
• wishes
• civilities
• pleasantries
• amenities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• farewell
• good-bye
• bon voyage
• Godspeed
• good-by
• congee
• adieu
• congé

Examples of welcome in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Rich Holland Aliso Viejo The Los Angeles Times welcomes expressions of all views. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024

In an inspired union of artist, venue, and moment, BAM’s Howard Gilman Opera House welcomes the experimentalist ANOHNI (Oct. 18-19) for her first shows with the Johnsons in a decade.—Sheldon Pearce Art Fallible Flesh, Orphism, Gold This fall belongs to groups. —The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024

Adjective

Memory foam products are notorious for overheating, so the graphite infusions in Saatva’s Graphite Memory Foam Pillow are especially welcome. —Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024

Well by Alexandra Vasti All hail a new (and most welcome) voice in the historical romance space. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024

Noun

This offer alone could save you hundreds on interest, which is all in addition to a hefty welcome bonus. —Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024

Her welcome by cheering crowds was the culmination of a 74-day, 16-nation journey through areas of West Africa that might make many a traveller gulp. —Noo Saro-Wiwa, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2024