Synonyms for greet
Definitions
- v. 1
To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means such as writing.
Forms
- Past participle
- greeted
e.g. greeted → weeped, blubbered, welcomed, accosted…
Choose the right word
Address is slightly more formal than accost or greet, though it may often be interchanged with them.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- welcome You're welcome to ride along with us, if you want.
- salute Land of liberty, land of the future, I salute you!
- fang Read the lessons in "Spoken Hokkien" by Meili Fang.
- accost You never know who might accost you on a dark street.
By length
- 3 letters
- cry1
- 4 letters
- hail1, weep1, fang1
- 6 letters
- salute2, accost2
- 7 letters
- welcome2, address2, receive2, blubber2
- 9 letters
- recognize3, recognise3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (salute2 = 2 syllables).