Hug

/hʌɡ/

Synonyms for "hug" (180 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (36)

Strong matches (54)

Related words (90)

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Verb(2 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

11 entries
adjoinaffectionate gestureclaspcontactembraceembracementembracingmeetphysical actionphysical gesturetouch

More specific

5 entries
bear hugbelt huggroup huglong hugside hug

Collocations

9 entries
bear hugbig hugfriendly gesturegroup huglong hugtight hugvirtual hugwarm embracewarm hug

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

8 entries

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

She wants to hug him.

Source: tatoeba (887515)

Tom wants to hug Mary.

Source: tatoeba (1027803)

Even though it's against company policy, Tom and Mary kiss and hug every time they meet.

Source: tatoeba (1030143)

Tom gave Mary a hug and a kiss on the cheek.

Source: tatoeba (1040637)

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