reception, warm reception, favorable reception, acceptance, hospitality, red carpet;
Scottish, & Irish fáilte.
▷antonyms farewell; rebuff.
verb
1 hotels should welcome guests in their own language:
greet, say hello to, salute, bid someone welcome, play host/hostess to, show hospitality to, receive, meet, embrace, receive with open arms, roll out the red carpet for, fete;
usher in.
▷antonyms shun, spurn.
2 we welcomed the bank's decision to cut its rates:
express pleasure/satisfaction at, be pleased by, be glad about, take pleasure in, approve of, appreciate, accept, embrace;
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