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

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

California, after years of political debate, finally semi-adopted phonics, although not completely requiring it. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026

Verb

In 2004, the Pro Cricket League arrived and disappeared in one season despite attempting to simplify the game by using five-ball rather than six-ball overs (a trick subsequently adopted in England’s The Hundred). — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Several states later adopted the holiday, with Oregon becoming the first in 1887, followed by Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026