EMBRACEMENT Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

embracement

noun

Definition of embracement

as in acceptance

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Recent Examples of embracement But Cygnet Infinity—which received gold at the Spirits Business’s Low & No Masters 2026 Awards—is less about abstinence than embracement. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026 That embracement has helped the military enlist between 128,000 and 190,000 new service members annually since the 1990s, even though some armed forces, especially the Army, have struggled to meet their recruiting goals in the past few years. — Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025

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Noun

Yet neither these nor any other definitions seem to have achieved universal acceptance among researchers.

— Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Marie Claire notes the irony that even acceptance of imperfection can require deliberate application.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of acceptance

Noun

Oil has long funded the Gulf’s expensive social contract, in which governments provide citizens with cushy jobs and high-quality services in return for political acquiescence.

— Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026
With Taiwan’s 2028 elections approaching, sustained American support strengthens voices favoring self-defense over acquiescence to Beijing.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of acquiescence

Noun

Price likened his attraction to the format to his early embrace of streaming entertainment back in the days when Hollywood remained skeptical of its staying power.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Her full-on embrace of a femininity that was simultaneously flamboyant and unapologetic was always a conscious move.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of embrace

Noun

Jumbo loans have stricter approval processes, lower debt-to-income (DTI) ratio requirements and higher down payment demands than most conventional loans.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
But in 2018 Trump signed the Right to Try Act, which allows terminally ill patients to access certain experimental drugs and immunotherapy treatments that have not received full approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of approval

Noun

He was later released on bail and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intentionally chok[ing a] person without consent and common assault.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
In some places, you may be permitted to record a conversation; in others, consent may be required.

— William Phillips, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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