greeting
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Synonyms & Antonyms for greeting
Synonyms
hello, salutation, salute, welcome
Antonyms
adieu, bon voyage, congé (also congee), farewell, Godspeed, good-bye (or good-by)
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Examples of greeting in a Sentence
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The duchess seemed more than amused by the graceful greeting. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "We Are All This Little Girl Bowing Down to Kate Middleton," 13 Aug. 2019 After the initial greeting, Rivera steps inside each of their stalls and checks them. — Bill Plaschke, latimes.com, "What's the magic behind six Kentucky Derby winners? This horse caretaker from rural Mexico prepares horses for stardom," 4 June 2018 For each greeting, a thousand houses were demolished. — Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com, "Complaints of biased curriculum may sideline California’s ethnic studies push," 21 Aug. 2019 Christmas greetings over scratchy connections gave way to anxious talk with faraway family members of rent bills and loan payments. — Author: Richard Read, Anchorage Daily News, "Meet the icebreaker Polar Star, the neglected stepchild of the U.S. military industrial complex," 17 Aug. 2019 Here are some of its noteworthy attributes: Murals from Nashville House Two murals with Brown County history offer an eye-catching greeting upon entry. — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, "Here's what the new Brown County Music Center looks like and what to know about it," 15 Aug. 2019 Another 150 would-be supporters waited on the sidewalk to be rewarded with an impromptu two-minute greeting from the candidate and an audio feed of the town meeting. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, "Arguing the World," 15 Aug. 2019 For each greeting, a thousand houses were demolished. — New York Times, "Push for Ethnic Studies in Schools Faces a Dilemma: Whose Stories to Tell," 15 Aug. 2019 Outside a tea shop, a half-dozen local guides wearing North Face jackets and secondhand boots awaited their clients, shouting out greetings to passing friends: Ya, Rashid! — Rachel Monroe, Outside Online, "Last winter, Moroccan officials found two hikers dead on the trail to the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains. The international investigation that followed revealed the fragility of the adventure travel economy, as well as what happens when a small tourist hub is suddenly made strange by violence.," 29 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'greeting.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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