Synonyms of adopted

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adjective

as in orphaned

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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

The table below shows the proportion of the variation of adopted and biological children as explained by the variation of the parents. —Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2011

Franklin will return to his adopted home of Los Angeles to start filming a new television series. —Joey Morona, cleveland, 10 Jan. 2023

Verb

Around the same time, Provo detectives learned Peay had been adopted at birth, the department said. —Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 21 Mar. 2025

Rather than taking the initiative to identify and address disparities, the NCAA has adopted a reactive approach, making minimal changes only when absolutely necessary to maintain public image. —Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025