Synonyms of adopted

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adjective

as in orphaned

Related Words

• orphaned
• nameless
• motherless
• fatherless
• misbegotten
• illegitimate
• unfathered
• spurious
• supposititious
• baseborn
• natural

Dissimilar Words

• legitimate

adopted

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verb

past tense of adopt

as in borrowed

to take for one's own use (something originated by another)

shortly after moving to the U.S., the family dutifully adopted the American tradition of having turkey for Thanksgiving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• borrowed
• embraced
• espoused
• followed
• assimilated
• cultivated
• incorporated
• took up
• utilized
• used
• took on
• picked up on
• imitated
• copied
• appropriated
• usurped
• absorbed
• honored
• fostered
• quoted
• naturalized
• cherished
• domesticated
• took over
• raised
• affected
• treasured
• assumed
• heeded
• prized
• nurtured
• pretended
• reared
• simulated
• brought up
• arrogated
• put on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abandoned
• relinquished
• surrendered
• forsook
• gave up
• rejected
• disowned
• renounced
• abjured
• repudiated
• spurned
• discarded
• jettisoned
• abnegated
• threw out
• threw away
• junked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adopted

Adjective

With the devotion of their adopted mother, all seven kittens are flourishing and will have a chance to find forever families. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026

As an adopted child, Hugh instantly bonds with a lost child full of innocence, but their resolve is infectious. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 18 Apr. 2026

Verb

In seeking a delay, Arizona’s attorneys said Silver adopted a drastic takeover remedy without first trying intermediate fixes to speed compliance. — Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Arkansas adopted a private school funding plan in 2023, and back then there were fewer than 100 private schools on record. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026