Synonyms of adopting

adopting

verb

present participle of adopt

as in embracing

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

• embracing
• borrowing
• espousing
• assimilating
• incorporating
• cultivating
• utilizing
• using
• following
• imitating
• domesticating
• taking up
• taking on
• usurping
• copying
• fostering
• appropriating
• honoring
• cherishing
• absorbing
• naturalizing
• picking up on
• raising
• treasuring
• arrogating
• heeding
• quoting
• simulating
• affecting
• nurturing
• taking over
• prizing
• rearing
• pretending
• assuming
• bringing up
• putting on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abandoning
• relinquishing
• forsaking
• surrendering
• rejecting
• disowning
• renouncing
• abjuring
• repudiating
• spurning
• discarding
• jettisoning
• abnegating
• junking
• giving up
• throwing away
• throwing out

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• abandoning
• relinquishing
• forsaking
• surrendering
• rejecting
• disowning
• renouncing
• abjuring
• repudiating
• spurning
• discarding
• jettisoning
• abnegating
• junking
• giving up
• throwing away
• throwing out

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