Antonyms for Hug
hʌghug

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1. hugverb

   Synonyms:
   accoll, coll, embrace

2. hugverb

   To crouch; huddle as with cold.

   Synonyms:
   accoll, coll, embrace

3. hugverb

   To cling closely together.

   Synonyms:
   coll, accoll, embrace

4. hugverb

   To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.

   Billy hugged Danny until he felt better.

   Synonyms:
   accoll, coll, embrace

5. hugverb

   To stay close to (the shore etc.)

   Synonyms:
   coll, embrace, accoll

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1. • Touch

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hug, clinch, squeezeverb

   a tight or amorous embrace

   "come here and give me a big hug"

   Synonyms:
   clinch, squeeze, clench, clamp, power play, squeezing, liquidity crisis, wring, credit crunch, squeeze play, hug

2. embrace, hug, bosom, squeezeverb

   squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

   "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"

   Synonyms:
   hug, twitch, espouse, rack, pressure, encompass, thrust, press, gouge, sweep up, embrace, adopt, force, shove, twinge, compress, tweet, contract, compact, extort, stuff, squeeze, squash, bosom, pinch, wring, hale, mash, coerce, comprehend, cover, wedge, squelch, constrict, crush

3. hugverb

   fit closely or tightly

   "The dress hugged her hips"

   Synonyms:
   bosom, squeeze, embrace

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. hugnoun

   Synonyms:
   embrace

2. hugverb

   Synonyms:
   embrace, clasp

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brawl

   hugging is the opposite of highlighting

   we were hugging instead of brawling

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

How to use Hug in a sentence?

1. Debbie Godwin:

   I believe that God would give me the grace to even embrace this man. And hug him ..., i just would want him to know that even in his worst state, he's loved, you know, by God, that God loves him, even in the bad stuff that he did to my dad.

2. Anna Hostetter:

   I think it’s just a huge weight off their shoulders, just being able to have that hug that they haven’t had in so long, when we were planning this and setting it up, and I saw pictures, I wasn’t sure if with all the plastic and everything you could really get that human contact. But I teared up on some of them. It was really special for our families.

3. Principal Jill Versteeg:

   I think we can all agree an event like this is everyone's worst nightmare. Tonight, hug your students and love them.

4. Senator Franken:

   I ’m a warm person ; I hug people, i’ve learned from recent stories that in some of these encounters, I crossed a line for some women -- and I know that any number is too many.

5. Sandra Sandoli:

   I cried. It was a hug of relief and happiness but also of sadness for all we are all going through now. So many emotions at once.

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