What is another word for hug?
677 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ hˈʌɡ], [ hˈʌɡ], [ h_ˈʌ_ɡ]Table of Contents
Similar words for hug:- act (noun)
- bear hug (noun)
- caress (noun)
- clasp (noun)
- embrace (noun)
- touch (noun)
- caress (verb)
- cherish (verb)
- clasp (verb)
- clinch (verb)
- cling (verb)
- contact (verb)
- crush (verb)
- cuddle (verb)
- embrace (verb)
- endear (verb)
- fondle (verb)
- grapple (verb)
- greet (verb)
- hold (verb)
- hold close, cling to (verb)
- huddle (verb)
- lock (verb)
- love (verb)
- press (verb)
- squeeze (verb)
- stick (verb)
- welcome (verb)
- other synonyms
- attach to
- caress
- huddle
- love
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Hug:
n.
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- go over,
- make toward,
- come up,
- creep up on,
- bear down,
- near,
- gain on,
- advance,
- make for.
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- ruffle.
- hug.
- feel.
v.
•caress (verb) •cherish (verb)- de-fend,
- de fending,
- de fend,
- holds high esteem,
- clave to,
- cleft to,
- de-fended,
- de fends,
- pre serve,
- held high esteem,
- holds dear,
- clung to,
- holds in high esteem,
- holding high esteem,
- pre-served,
- hold high esteem,
- de-fending,
- pre served,
- clove to,
- pre-serve,
- pre serving,
- cleaves to,
- apprizes,
- holding in high esteem,
- cleaving to,
- clinging to,
- pre-serves,
- holding dear,
- pre-serving,
- de fended,
- cleaved to,
- pre serves,
- de-fends.
- laid hands on,
- rivetting,
- grabs hold of,
- making fast,
- grabbing hold of,
- makes fast,
- rivetted,
- grabbed hold of,
- laying hands on.
- hanged in,
- froze to,
- co-here,
- wast true to,
- co-heres,
- co here,
- co heres,
- co-hering,
- hangs onto,
- staid put,
- wert true to,
- sticked like glue,
- is true to,
- co hering,
- holds fast,
- hangs in,
- held fast,
- freezing to,
- hung onto,
- hung in,
- freezes to,
- being true to,
- are true to,
- hanged onto,
- stays put,
- was true to,
- stuck like glue,
- were true to,
- stayed put,
- holding fast,
- art true to,
- am true to,
- sticking like glue,
- hanging onto.
- ex pressed,
- ex-presses,
- kablooeys,
- ex presses,
- ex-pressing,
- ex-press,
- kablooeying,
- ex press,
- kablooeyed,
- contriturated,
- comminutes,
- contriturating,
- ex pressing,
- contriturates.
- dally,
- coddle,
- entice,
- romance,
- make love,
- flirt,
- woo,
- ogle,
- charm,
- nuzzle,
- bill and coo,
- seduce,
- serenade,
- court,
- endear.
- kiss,
- approach,
- nod,
- salute,
- bow,
- kowtow,
- accost,
- shake hands with,
- greet,
- notice,
- acknowledge,
- smile,
- receive,
- signal,
- curtsy,
- hail,
- vociferate,
- salaam,
- wave.
- re straining,
- putting lock on,
- re strain,
- de tains,
- re-strains,
- re strained,
- re strains,
- with-hold,
- vised,
- Viseing,
- re tains,
- with hold,
- with-holds,
- de-tain,
- with holds,
- re-strain,
- re tain,
- de tain,
- putting a lock on,
- corks up,
- with held,
- puts a lock on,
- re-straining,
- de-tains,
- keeping close,
- re-tains,
- Viseed,
- not let went,
- puts lock on,
- vising,
- with holding,
- not let going,
- with-held,
- re-strained,
- re-tain,
- kept close,
- not let goes.
- seize,
- be near to,
- enbosom,
- stay near,
- lie close,
- fold in arms,
- envelop,
- follow closely,
- love,
- hold onto,
- grasp,
- take in one's arms,
- nurse.
- pressing close,
- drew together,
- presses close,
- hunching up,
- pressed close,
- hunched up,
- draws together,
- hunches up.
- turned key,
- turns the key,
- turn key,
- turning the key,
- buttons up,
- turning key,
- turns key,
- buttoning up,
- turned the key.
- take in to arms,
- takes in to arms,
- takes into ones arms,
- took into one arms,
- takes into one arms,
- take into one arms,
- taking into one arms,
- looked tenderly,
- took in to one arms,
- take into ones arms,
- takes into arms,
- taking in to one's arms,
- took into one's arms,
- taking in to ones arms,
- take into arms,
- taking into arms,
- taking in to one arms,
- taking in to arms,
- looking tenderly,
- takes in to one's arms,
- taking into one's arms,
- took into ones arms,
- takes in to one arms,
- taking into ones arms,
- took in to arms,
- take in to one arms,
- drew close,
- took in to one's arms,
- takes in to ones arms,
- looks tenderly,
- took in to ones arms,
- take in to one's arms,
- took into arms,
- take in to ones arms,
- takes into one's arms.
- de-pressing,
- de pressed,
- un wrinkles,
- de-presses,
- de-press,
- un wrinkled,
- de press,
- un-wrinkled,
- forces down,
- re duce,
- bearing heavily,
- un-wrinkle,
- un-wrinkles,
- re-duces,
- bore heavily,
- unwrinkles,
- un wrinkling,
- pinned down,
- forcing down,
- beared heavily,
- un wrinkle,
- bears heavily,
- de pressing,
- de presses,
- forced down,
- re-duce,
- bare heavily,
- de-pressed,
- unwrinkling,
- re duces,
- un-wrinkling.
- clung like ivy,
- becomes immobilized,
- sticked together,
- clings like ivy,
- being bogged down,
- sticked like barnacle,
- becomes embedded,
- stuck like barnacle,
- holding on,
- re mained,
- art bogged down,
- sticks like barnacle,
- was bogged down,
- re-main,
- became immobilized,
- were bogged down,
- sticking like barnacle,
- re main,
- is bogged down,
- are bogged down,
- re-mains,
- became embedded,
- becoming immobilized,
- becoming embedded,
- held on,
- re mains,
- am bogged down,
- clinging like ivy,
- wert bogged down,
- re maining,
- wast bogged down.
Other synonyms:
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- pat.
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- stretch.
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- physical.
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- fit.
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- run.
- set,
- claim,
- foster,
- scud,
- get near,
- purchase,
- endearment,
- agglomerate,
- disguise,
- circumnavigate,
- Kedge,
- salutation,
- be in love,
- take,
- condense,
- lie by,
- dear,
- carry off,
- bite,
- greeting,
- for,
- entertain,
- possess,
- Opinionate,
- compress,
- pocket,
- do amiss,
- nip,
- triumph,
- be wedded to,
- congeal,
- Thank one's stars,
- twinge,
- misdo,
- feel pleasure,
- tailgate,
- bear up,
- cohere,
- boast,
- abduct,
- hang together,
- sweep up,
- carol,
- joy,
- sympathize with,
- rasping,
- be obstinate,
- rocky,
- buckle,
- pride oneself on,
- skip,
- thrust,
- drift,
- wedge,
- encirclement,
- embracing,
- be partial to,
- sing,
- dance,
- impel,
- be in clover,
- persist,
- go astray,
- hold together,
- make up to,
- throttle,
- experience pleasure,
- gravelly,
- jump for joy,
- lapse,
- neck,
- toehold,
- good,
- harbour,
- accueil,
- tap,
- burn,
- foothold,
- hover,
- harsh,
- address,
- like,
- harbor,
- bob,
- clamp,
- acquire,
- open arms,
- make out,
- treasure,
- cleave,
- close with,
- close quarters,
- encircle,
- hold on to,
- Infold,
- glory in,
- coast,
- shanghai,
- celebrate,
- be content,
- tinge,
- cover,
- smacker,
- snog,
- sport,
- kidnap,
- take hold of,
- blandishment,
- drain,
- obsequiousness,
- grow together,
- comprise,
- err,
- rejoice,
- join,
- misconduct oneself,
- make much of,
- will,
- stick to,
- gripe,
- espouse,
- raspy,
- tint,
- offend,
- approximate,
- navigate,
- congratulate oneself,
- be near,
- stickle,
- go with,
- conglomerate,
- admit,
- vanity,
- misbehave,
- adhere,
- fierce,
- Appropinquate,
- handshake,
- how-do-you-do,
- compact,
- assume,
- enclose,
- course,
- transgress,
- accolade,
- verge upon,
- closeness,
- masquerade,
- clench,
- borrowed plumes,
- contract,
- cruise,
- revere,
- have,
- take to,
- fall,
- kotow,
- kneeling,
- adopt,
- fancy,
- stay,
- seizure,
- exult,
- hand-clasp,
- Embracer,
- pledge,
- wrap,
- get,
- affect,
- welcome mat,
- thong,
- trench on,
- solidify,
- gouge,
- partake,
- come near,
- pursue,
- adjoin,
- gather,
- rake together,
- prize,
- Clinging,
- keep,
- footing,
- cluster,
- shaking hands,
- hint,
- bear,
- steal,
- smiling reception,
- around,
- forget oneself,
- cuddling,
- hold close,
- contact,
- cleave together,
- false colors,
- hurrah,
- welcoming,
- deceiver,
- sustain,
- sin,
- mummery,
- glad hand,
- boom,
- drape,
- draw near,
- luff,
- loving cup,
- Disguisement,
- enwrap,
- coagulate,
- felicitate,
- enjoy oneself,
- constrict,
- misdemean oneself,
- rough,
- pugnacious,
- clot,
- hang about,
- force,
- tactility,
- Enclasp,
- approximative,
- encompass,
- chirp,
- march,
- fold,
- hew to,
- accept,
- courtesy,
- treasure up,
- shove,
- border upon,
- scrape,
- nurture,
- concentrate,
- be pleased,
- slip,
- be proud of,
- trip,
- stuff,
- Capping,
- commit sin,
- reverence,
- mass,
- obeisance,
- holding,
- genuflection,
- keep close to,
- make welcome,
- make merry,
- comprehend,
- death grip,
- boisterous,
- grating,
- trespass,
- smack,
- worship,
- crude,
- adhere to,
- bury,
- regard,
- bowing and scraping,
- uncut,
- chirrup,
- warp.
Paraphrases for Hug:
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Forward Entailment
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Verb, gerund or present participle
embracing.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
hugging.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Verb, gerund or present participle
joining.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
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Other Related
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Verb, gerund or present participle
kissing.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Antonyms for Hug:
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n.
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v.
Homophones for Hug:
- hugg.