Antonyms of verb welcome

1 of 3 senses of welcome

Sense 2
welcome, receive -- (bid welcome to; greet upon arrival)
       Antonym of say farewell (Sense 1)
      => say farewell -- (say good-bye or bid farewell)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb welcome

3 senses of welcome

Sense 1
welcome -- (accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals")
       => accept, take, have -- (receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present")

Sense 2
welcome, receive -- (bid welcome to; greet upon arrival)
       => greet, recognize, recognise -- (express greetings upon meeting someone)

Sense 3
welcome -- (receive someone, as into one's house)
       => receive, take in, invite -- (express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees")

Antonyms of adj welcoming

1 sense of welcoming

Sense 1
welcoming -- (very cordial; "a welcoming smile")

INDIRECT (VIA hospitable) -> inhospitable -- (not hospitable; "they are extremely inhospitable these days"; "her greeting was cold and inhospitable")

Similarity of adj welcoming

1 sense of welcoming

Sense 1
welcoming -- (very cordial; "a welcoming smile")
       => hospitable (vs. inhospitable) -- (disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity; "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations")