unshunned
Welcomed, not rejected
Not avoided or evaded; accepted or faced rather than rejected.
The word appears rarely, mostly in literary contexts where someone or something that might normally be avoided is instead welcomed or confronted: The leper walked unshunned through the village.
Received with pleasure
- embracedHeld someone warmly
- acknowledgedAccepted as true
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
validated · endorsed · received · included · admitted · sanctioned · supported · favored
Became a companion to
- approachedMoved toward something
- greetedAcknowledged someone's arrival
- invitedFormally asked to attend
- socializedInteracted with others
included · engaged · associated · accompanied · neighborly · approachable · accessible
Freed from guilt
- pardonedFormally forgiven for offense
- exoneratedCleared of wrongdoing
- redeemedExchanged for worth
- acquittedDeclared legally innocent
cleared · vindicated · reconciled · excused · reprieved · condoned · atoned · forgiven
Allowed to return inside
- reinstatedReturned to previous position
- reassimilatedAbsorbed back into whole
- reincorporatedLegally reformed as entity
- reconnectedJoined again after separation
reabsorbed · restored · reestablished · reunited · reengaged · reinvolved · reintroduced · rehabilitated
welcomed
Received with pleasure
- embracedHeld someone warmly
- acknowledgedAccepted as true
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
recognized · validated · endorsed · received · included · admitted · sanctioned · supported · favored · respected
befriended
Became a companion to
- approachedMoved toward something
- greetedAcknowledged someone's arrival
- invitedFormally asked to attend
socialized · included · engaged · associated · accompanied · neighborly · approachable · accessible
absolved
Freed from guilt
- pardonedFormally forgiven for offense
- exoneratedCleared of wrongdoing
- redeemedExchanged for worth
acquitted · cleared · vindicated · reconciled · excused · reprieved · condoned · atoned · forgiven · restored
readmitted
Allowed to return inside
- reinstatedReturned to previous position
- reassimilatedAbsorbed back into whole
- reincorporatedLegally reformed as entity
reconnected · reabsorbed · restored · reestablished · reunited · reengaged · reinvolved · reintroduced · rehabilitated · mainstreamed