welcome

Examples

• All

• And again, a very cordial welcome to the World Economic Forum.

• "I look forward to giving you a proper welcome and hearing of your adventures."

  Fiction book (1991)

• Let's give them a warm welcome.

  Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

• Let's give her a warm Texas welcome.

  Lolita (1997)

• Please give a warm welcome, and put your hands together for Mr Sawyer!

  Eating Miss Campbell (2022)

• I want you to give a big, warm, huge welcome to our new friend Cecilia.

  Dark Water (2005)

• On his return from the South Pole, Cdr. Richard E. Byrd gets a tumultuous welcome in New York Harbor.

  The Front Page (1974)

• Ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to His Excellency, the Prime Minister of Japan Mishahuru Soto and Mrs. Soto.

  Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)

• The guests received a warm welcome at the entrance of the ceremony.

• She felt a genuine welcome when she arrived at her new school.

Synonyms

G

greeting

vswelcome

283 1.0

A friendly word or action you use when you meet someone

emphasizes receiving someone with pleasure rather than a brief acknowledgment

H

hospitality

vswelcome

123 2.2

Friendly and generous welcome that makes guests feel at home

focuses on the act of receiving someone pleasantly rather than long term hosting

R

reception

vswelcome

74 3.4

The way people react to a person, idea or action

is the specific act of receiving someone with pleasure rather than general acceptance

W

warm welcome

vswelcome

31 1.0

A friendly greeting that makes someone feel pleased and at ease

is the general act of receiving someone pleasantly rather than showing enthusiasm

S

salutation

vswelcome

• Formal

5 4.4

A polite greeting given when people arrive or leave

is less formal and focuses on receiving someone with pleasure rather than ceremony

H

hospitableness

vswelcome

1 6.0

Being friendly and welcoming to guests and strangers

is the actual act of receiving someone with pleasure rather than the trait

F

friendly hello

vswelcome

1 1.0

A warm greeting that makes someone feel welcome

covers the broader manner of receiving someone with pleasure not just a phrase

F

favorable reception

vswelcome

• US

1 3.7

A positive welcome from other people

is the individual act of receiving someone pleasantly rather than broad acceptance

C

cordial reception

vswelcome

3.7

A warm friendly welcome that guests receive when they arrive

is about receiving someone with pleasure rather than only the initial greeting

O

open-armed hospitality

vswelcome

3.0

A warm, friendly welcome that makes guests feel wanted

is the simple act of receiving someone pleasantly rather than expressing eagerness

G

glad hand

vswelcome

• Informal

7.7

A warm friendly greeting that may not be sincere

is a sincere act of receiving someone with pleasure rather than strategic friendliness

Antonyms

R

refusal

122 1.4

An act of saying you will not accept or agree to something

D

dismissal

7 3.2

Giving people permission to leave a room or meeting

Idioms

W

to wear out your welcome

• Informal

3 7.0

To stay too long as a guest so the host wants you to leave

W

to wear out one's welcome

• Informal

1 7.0

Stay too long and make people feel annoyed

R

to roll out the welcome mat

• Informal

1 4.8

Make someone feel very welcome by giving special care

Compounds

W

warm welcome

31 1.0

A friendly greeting that makes someone feel pleased and at ease

W

welcome mat

10 1.7

A small mat outside a door for wiping shoes and greeting visitors

W

welcome wagon

• US

4 5.2

A group or service that brings gifts and information to people who just moved into a neighborhood

How Welcoming

warm welcome

31 1.0

reception

167 3.3

welcome

81 1.0

greeting

283 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology