reembraced

Clasped once more

Reembraced is the past tense of reembrace—to embrace again after separation or estrangement.

The word suggests reconciliation or renewed affection: After years apart, the sisters reembraced at their mother's funeral.

It can also describe returning to ideas or practices previously abandoned: The party reembraced policies it had rejected a decade earlier.

affection

hugged

Held in arms

enfolded · squeezed · clung · warmth · tenderness · love · devotion · fondness · cherished · heartfelt

reconciliation

forgiveness

Releasing resentment toward offenders

mended · healed · restored · renewed · rapprochement · amends · resolution · understanding · truce · peace

revival

rediscovered

Found what was lost

renewed · revisited · rekindled · reawakened · resurrected · reinstated · restored · retrieved · recovered · reaffirmed

acceptance

reintegrated

Incorporated back in

included · validated · acknowledged · received · approved · endorsed · recognized · supported · rehabilitated · vindicated

Opposites
physical action

reembracedpushed away

Thrust to distance

released · let go · rejected · repulsed · spurned

acceptance/adoption

reembracedrejected

Refused or turned away

renounced · repudiated · disowned · spurned · disavowed

continuity of relationship

reembracedcut off

Separated or disconnected

released · relinquished · divorced · estranged

Family

embrace, embracing, embraced, embraces, embraceable, embracer

Familiarity
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