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Synonyms for welcome
ˈwɛl kəm
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Princeton's WordNet
welcome(noun)
the state of being welcome
"don't outstay your welcome"
Antonyms:
unwelcome, uninvited, say farewellwelcome(adj)
a greeting or reception
"the proposal got a warm welcome"
Antonyms:
uninvited, unwelcome, say farewellwelcome(verb)
giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted
"a welcome relief"; "a welcome guest"; "made the children feel welcome"; "you are welcome to join us"
Antonyms:
unwelcome, uninvited, say farewellwelcome(verb)
accept gladly
"I welcome your proposals"
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receiveAntonyms:
uninvited, unwelcome, say farewellwelcome, receive(verb)
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
Synonyms:
encounter, get, incur, find, invite, meet, obtain, have, pick up, take in, experience, receiveAntonyms:
uninvited, unwelcome, say farewellwelcome(verb)
receive someone, as into one's house
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receiveAntonyms:
unwelcome, uninvited, say farewell
English Synonyms and Antonyms
welcome
Agreeable refers to whatever gives a mild degree of pleasure; as, an agreeable perfume. Acceptable indicates a thing to be worthy of acceptance; as, an acceptable offering. Grateful is stronger than agreeable or gratifying, indicating whatever awakens a feeling akin to gratitude. A pleasant face and pleasing manners arouse pleasurable sensations, and make the possessor an agreeable companion; if possessed of intelligence, vivacity, and goodness, such a person's society will be delightful. Criminals may find each other's company congenial, but scarcely delightful. Satisfying denotes anything that is received with calm acquiescence, as substantial food, or established truth. That is welcome which is received with joyful heartiness; as, welcome tidings. Compare BEAUTIFUL; CHARMING; DELICIOUS.
Synonyms:
acceptable, agreeable, congenial, delicious, delightful, grateful, gratifying, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, refreshing, satisfyingAntonyms:
depressing, disappointing, distressing, hateful, horrible, melancholy, miserable, mournful, painful, saddening, woful, wretched
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
welcome(n)
Synonyms:
reception, salutationAntonyms:
repudiation, repulsionwelcome(a)
Synonyms:
grateful, acceptable, pleasant, agreeable, gratifying, pleasingAntonyms:
unwelcome, ungrateful, unacceptable, distasteful, unpleasant, disagreeable
Dictionary of English Synonymes
welcome(n.)
Synonyms:
greeting, salutationwelcome(n.)
Synonyms:
kind receptionwelcome(v. a.)
Synonyms:
greet, receive, bid welcomewelcome(a.)
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gladly received or entertained, admitted with pleasurewelcome(a.)
Synonyms:
acceptable, pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, grateful, gratifying
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
welcome(n)
Synonyms:
greeting, salutation
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "welcome":
commend, applaud, welcoming, welcomes, welcomed, bienvenue, salute, bienvenido, pleased, appreciate, greet, congratulate, positive, välkommen, bienvenidos, bienvenida, delighted, rejoice, glad, happy, gratifying, host, commendable, -welcome, home, desirable, favourably
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#26 | have | |
#33 | home | |
#77 | get | |
#100 | find | |
#566 | experience | |
#685 | welcome | |
#859 | meet | |
#909 | receive | |
#1280 | happy | |
#1467 | positive | |
#1656 | host | |
#2584 | obtain | |
#4670 | acceptable | |
#4672 | glad | |
#4831 | appreciate | |
#4989 | reception | |
#5012 | pleased | |
#5412 | invite | |
#5538 | pleasant | |
#7625 | delicious | |
#7693 | encounter | |
#9031 | grateful | |
#9037 | desirable | |
#10619 | welcomed | |
#11543 | satisfying | |
#11881 | welcomes | |
#11926 | delighted | |
#12582 | delightful | |
#13559 | refreshing | |
#15113 | welcoming | |
#16939 | pleasing | |
#17603 | incur | |
#18518 | salute | |
#18781 | greet | |
#22538 | rejoice | |
#24649 | congratulate | |
#25147 | commend | |
#27690 | applaud | |
#29420 | agreeable | |
#31143 | pleasurable | |
#40362 | gratifying | |
#43806 | commendable | |
#46691 | favourably | |
#51839 | salutation | |
#56347 | bienvenue | |
#58985 | congenial | |
#78162 | bienvenido | |
#85317 | bienvenidos | |
#191499 | bienvenida |
How to use welcome in a sentence?
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani:
We are ready to welcome investment, welcome technology and create a new export market, under the new conditions, we want to export 30 percent of what we produce in Iran.
If we were talking to you on your first day of physical experience, we could be of great advantage to you because we would say, “Welcome to planet Earth. There is nothing you cannot be or do or have. And your work here—your lifetime career—is to seek joy.
We get a chance to welcome all of these people. These are the luminaries of the food world coming to Chicago to enjoy our hospitality and, boy, we are being very hospitable.
Their bounded approach in this matter is a welcome new precedent in contrast to past practices.
I made my mistakes, but in all my years of public life, I have never profited from public service. I've earned every cent. And in all of my years in public life I have never obstructed justice. And I think, too, that I can say that in my years of public life that I welcome this kind of examination because people have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got.
Translations for welcome
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- verwelkomAfrikaans
- رحب, ترحيبArabic
- желани, желано, добре дошъл, добре дошли, добре дошла, приветствам, желана, желанBulgarian
- [[donar]] la [[benvinguda]], benvinguda, acollir, benvingutCatalan, Valencian
- vítat, vítanýCzech
- До́брѣ прити́Old Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- croesawuWelsh
- byde velkommen, velkommen, velkomstDanish
- begrüßen, Begrüßung, willkommen heißen, willkommen, Empfang, gutheißen, herzlich willkommenGerman
- καλωσόρισμαGreek
- bonvenigi, bonvenaEsperanto
- agradable, bienvenida, bienvenido, [[dar#Spanish, acogida, bienvenidosSpanish
- ongi etorriBasque
- خوش آمدیPersian
- tervetulotoivotus, [[toivottaa]] [[tervetullut, tervehtiminen, toivottaa tervetulleeksi, tervetullut, vastaanottoFinnish
- bienvenu, souhaiter la bienvenue, bienvenue, accueillir, accueilFrench
- ferwolkomjeWestern Frisian
- fàilte, cuir fàilte airScottish Gaelic
- benvindo, benvidoGalician
- ברוך הבאHebrew
- आपका स्वागत हैHindi
- fogad, üdvözlés, üdvözöl, kellemes, szívesen látott, fogadtatásHungarian
- benveniteInterlingua
- sambut, dielu-elukan, SELAMAT DATANGIndonesian
- bonvenigarIdo
- benvenuto, accoglienzaItalian
- ברוך הבאHebrew
- 歓迎, うれしく思う, 歓迎すべき, 歓迎するJapanese
- ការស្វាគមន៍, ទទួលKhmer
- 환영, 환영하다Korean
- volens, alicuius adventu festum agere, alicuius adventu festum ago, acceptus, adventu festum ago, welcomeLatin
- rāhiriMāori
- прием, пожелува добредојде, пречекува, добредојде, прима, добредојденMacedonian
- verwelkomen, welkom, graag gezien, begroeting, graag ontvangen, verwelkoming, welkom heten, welkome, ontvangstDutch
- VelkommenNorwegian
- mile widziany, powitanie, witać, WitamyPolish
- recepção, acolher, [[dar]] as [[boas-vindas]] a, bem-vindo, boas-vindas, aceitar, receber, bem vindaPortuguese
- binevenit, întâmpina, binevenită, Bine ati venitRomanian
- приветствовать, желанный, приём, приветствие, добро поRussian
- poželjan, željna, željan, poželjni, poželjna, željno, željni, poželjnoSerbo-Croatian
- dobrodošlica, dobrodošla, dobrodošelSlovene
- välkomna, välkommenSwedish
- வரவேற்புTamil
- స్వాగతTelugu
- ยินดีต้อนรับThai
- mabuhayTagalog
- buyurmak, HoşgeldinizTurkish
- خوش آمدیدUrdu
- chào, hoan nghênh, chào mừngVietnamese
- vekömön, vekömikVolapük
- 歡迎Chinese
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