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

Bullock raised her adopted kids, Louis and Laila, with Randall, who died in 2023. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 24 Aug. 2026

The adopted operating budget for 2026 was $883 million, a number that could inch closer to $1 billion in 2027. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 June 2026

Verb

In the largest police department in the country, these surveillance systems were paid for and adopted without the kind of public oversight cities usually require. — Amanda Aronczyk, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

To overcome these limitations, the UMass Amherst researchers adopted a different approach, inspired by how living organisms distribute energy production throughout their tissues. — New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026