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Synonyms for welcome
ˈwɛl kəm

This thesaurus page is about all possible synonyms, equivalent, same meaning and similar words for the term welcome.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. welcome(noun)

    the state of being welcome

    "don't outstay your welcome"

    Antonyms:
    unwelcome, uninvited, say farewell

  2. welcome(adj)

    a greeting or reception

    "the proposal got a warm welcome"

    Antonyms:
    uninvited, unwelcome, say farewell

  3. welcome(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 farewell

  4. welcome(verb)

    accept gladly

    "I welcome your proposals"

    Synonyms:
    receive

    Antonyms:
    uninvited, unwelcome, say farewell

  5. welcome, receive(verb)

    bid welcome to; greet upon arrival

    Synonyms:
    encounter, get, incur, find, invite, meet, obtain, have, pick up, take in, experience, receive

    Antonyms:
    uninvited, unwelcome, say farewell

  6. welcome(verb)

    receive someone, as into one's house

    Synonyms:
    receive

    Antonyms:
    unwelcome, uninvited, say farewell

English Synonyms and Antonyms

  1. 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, satisfying

    Antonyms:
    depressing, disappointing, distressing, hateful, horrible, melancholy, miserable, mournful, painful, saddening, woful, wretched

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms

  1. welcome(n)

    Synonyms:
    reception, salutation

    Antonyms:
    repudiation, repulsion

  2. welcome(a)

    Synonyms:
    grateful, acceptable, pleasant, agreeable, gratifying, pleasing

    Antonyms:
    unwelcome, ungrateful, unacceptable, distasteful, unpleasant, disagreeable

Dictionary of English Synonymes

  1. welcome(n.)

    Synonyms:
    greeting, salutation

  2. welcome(n.)

    Synonyms:
    kind reception

  3. welcome(v. a.)

    Synonyms:
    greet, receive, bid welcome

  4. welcome(a.)

    Synonyms:
    gladly received or entertained, admitted with pleasure

  5. welcome(a.)

    Synonyms:
    acceptable, pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, grateful, gratifying

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words

  1. welcome(n)

    Synonyms:
    greeting, salutation

PPDB, the paraphrase database

  1. List of paraphrases:

    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

How to pronounce welcome?

Alex
Alex
US English
Daniel
Daniel
British
Karen
Karen
Australian
Veena
Veena
Indian

How to say welcome in sign language?

  1. welcome

Words popularity by usage frequency

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#4831appreciate
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#5538pleasant
#7625delicious
#7693encounter
#9031grateful
#9037desirable
#10619welcomed
#11543satisfying
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#11926delighted
#12582delightful
#13559refreshing
#15113welcoming
#16939pleasing
#17603incur
#18518salute
#18781greet
#22538rejoice
#24649congratulate
#25147commend
#27690applaud
#29420agreeable
#31143pleasurable
#40362gratifying
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#46691favourably
#51839salutation
#56347bienvenue
#58985congenial
#78162bienvenido
#85317bienvenidos
#191499bienvenida

How to use welcome in a sentence?

  1. Tom Steyer:

    If Michael Bloomberg decides to support a wealth tax, I welcome Michael Bloomberg to this race. If not, it's very clear that Michael Bloomberg should not be the Democratic nominee, we can not afford to have a Democratic nominee in 2020 who does not support asking the wealthy to pay more to address the enormous inequality in our society.

  2. New South Wales:

    To be honest, the locals probably gave him the welcome he probably deserved.

  3. Dee Margo:

    I appreciate Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen taking the time to meet with me to discuss the El Paso region, and our immigration needs on the border. Our federal officials should visit the border when making decisions about our immigration system, and Secretary Nielsen's visit is most welcome.

  4. Kensington Palace:

    The Prince of Wales is pleased to be able to welcome Ms. Markle to The Royal Family in this way.

  5. Tedros Adhanom:

    While not welcome news, it is something we have long anticipated, we have been doing intensive work to prepare Goma so that any case is identified and responded to immediately.

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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