welcome

Examples

• All

• President, you could not be more welcome here than you are.

• Good morning guys and welcome to today's vlog.

• All I could think was, welcome to being a public figure.

• Let it be known that all students are welcome to the program.

  Academic text (1990)

• We are a place where minorities can feel welcome and not under threat.

  andrew gold | heretics.

• And you're always welcome to come back to continue the conversation.

  Rich Roll

• The new trees will be a welcome addition, but they do present DeFeo with a challenge.

  Academic text (1999)

• The breeze that had felt so welcome only moments ago now was chilling.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Hi there, welcome to my class, I'm Bree Summers.

• We are delighted to have you here; your presence is very welcome.

Antonyms

U

unwelcome

45 4.3

Not wanted and causing upset or trouble

U

unwelcoming

3 4.5

Not friendly and making people feel unwanted or uncomfortable

D

displeasing

2 4.0

Something that makes people feel dislike or annoyance

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 Welcome

hospitable

14 3.8

warm

280 1.0

welcome

∞ 1.0

acceptable

477 2.5

unwelcome

45 4.3

Surface Forms

Etymology