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Antonyms for hug
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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  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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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 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

  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:
    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 Words3.0 / 2 votes

  1. hugnoun

    Synonyms:
    embrace

  2. hugverb

    Synonyms:
    embrace, clasp

Editors Contribution0.0 / 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. Larry Shannon Hargrove:

    Larry Shannon Hargrove theorizes that Republicans have brought impeachment charges against Bill Clinton because' he wears dark glasses and plays a saxophone,' which is one gambit the White House defense team didn't try in the Senate. he came to Austin one time and the Democratic committee or whatever you call it, gave me a pass to get out on the runway and I got a chance to shake his hand. I had one of those CDs in my hand. He just gave me a big smile and a hug. He said' bless you.'.

  2. Gurch Randhawa:

    It is no doubt tempting to relax social distancing, offer the glimmer of a much needed hug, and lift restrictions on international travel, but this could be a big mistake at this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  3. Edward Hoagland:

    Men greet each other with a sock on the arm, women with a hug, and the hug wears better in the long run.

  4. Dov Moran:

    It doesn't have to be a warm peace, it doesn't mean we have to hug our neighbours everyday or expect them to hug us. But there should be a process where we can trade with them and live a normal life where not everything is dictated by Iran, Iran, Iran.

  5. Felix Maradiaga:

    They made us sign some documents saying in one single line that we were leaving the country of our free will with no further explanation, on one side what happened is shocking, but on the other, I’m overwhelmed by this moment, the opportunity to hug our family. Personally, I haven’t seen my daughter in more than three years.

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