Old friends were invited to the reception.
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Reception
/ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/
Synonyms for "reception" (214 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (43)
Strong matches (64)
Related words (107)
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Noun(14 words)
Adjective(1 words)
social adjective
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: receipt, acceptance, acceptance, acceptation, accepting.
- Sentence evidence is available for reception, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "reception".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "reception"
Keep "reception" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "reception" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "reception", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "reception" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
15 entriesMore specific
8 entriescheck in deskcorporate receptionemail receptionformal receptionguest services deskreception countersignal receptionwedding reception
Collocations
5 entriesphone receptionreception areareception committeereception deskwedding reception
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
60 translations across 39 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- الاستقبال noun (front desk)
- مَكْتَب الِاسْتِقْبَال noun (front desk)
Armenian
1 entries- ընդունարան noun (front desk)
Belarusian
2 entries- прыёмная noun (front desk)
- рэгістрату́ра noun (front desk)
Bulgarian
1 entries- реце́пция noun (front desk)
Catalan
1 entries- recepció noun (front desk)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 前臺 /前台 noun (front desk)
- 接受處 /接受处 noun (front desk)
- 接待處 /接待处 noun (front desk)
- 櫃檯 /柜台 noun (front desk)
Czech
1 entries- recepce noun (front desk)
Danish
1 entries- reception noun (front desk)
Dutch
2 entries- balie noun (front desk)
- receptie noun (front desk)
Esperanto
1 entries- akceptejo noun (front desk)
Estonian
1 entries- vastuvõtt noun (front desk)
Finnish
1 entries- vastaanotto noun (front desk)
French
1 entries- réception noun (front desk)
Galician
1 entries- recepción noun (front desk)
Georgian
1 entries- მისაღები noun (front desk)
German
2 entries- Empfang noun (front desk)
- Rezeption noun (front desk)
Greek
2 entries- ρεσεψιόν noun (front desk)
- υποδοχή noun (front desk)
Hungarian
1 entries- recepció noun (front desk)
Irish
1 entries- deasc fáiltithe noun (front desk)
Italian
2 entries- reception noun (front desk)
- ricezione noun (front desk)
Japanese
3 entries- フロント noun (front desk)
- レセプション noun (front desk)
- 受付 noun (front desk)
Korean
3 entries- 리셉션 noun (front desk)
- 접수처 noun (front desk)
- 프런트 noun (front desk)
Macedonian
2 entries- реце́пција noun (front desk)
- ша́лтер noun (front desk)
Māori
1 entries- taupaepae noun (front desk)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- resepsjon noun (front desk)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- resepsjon noun (front desk)
Persian
1 entries- پذیرش noun (front desk)
Polish
1 entries- recepcja noun (front desk)
Portuguese
1 entries- recepção noun (front desk)
Russian
4 entries- приёмная noun (front desk)
- регистрату́ра noun (front desk)
- ресе́пшен noun (front desk)
- реце́пция noun (front desk)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- recepcija noun (front desk)
Slovak
1 entries- recepcia noun (front desk)
Spanish
1 entries- recepción noun (front desk)
Swahili
1 entries- mapokezi noun (front desk)
Swedish
2 entries- reception noun (front desk)
- vakt noun (front desk)
Turkish
1 entries- resepsiyon noun (front desk)
Ukrainian
2 entries- прийма́льня noun (front desk)
- реєстрату́ра noun (front desk)
Vietnamese
2 entries- phòng lễ tân noun (front desk)
- quầy lễ tân noun (front desk)
Welsh
1 entries- derbynfa noun (front desk)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
Please cover for me at the reception desk for about one hour.
Source: tatoeba (27756)
He introduced me to his relatives at the reception.
Source: tatoeba (46684)
There were beautiful flowers on the reception desk.
Source: tatoeba (63083)
Showing 4 of 21 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "reception"?
Closest matches include receipt, acceptance, acceptance, acceptation, accepting.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "reception"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.