Synonyms of adopts

adopts

verb

present tense third-person singular of adopt

as in borrows

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

• borrows
• embraces
• espouses
• follows
• assimilates
• cultivates
• utilizes
• incorporates
• uses
• takes on
• takes up
• imitates
• usurps
• picks up on
• appropriates
• absorbs
• copies
• cherishes
• assumes
• fosters
• raises
• naturalizes
• simulates
• honors
• pretends
• takes over
• affects
• domesticates
• arrogates
• quotes
• nurtures
• heeds
• treasures
• prizes
• brings up
• puts on
• rears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abandons
• relinquishes
• forsakes
• surrenders
• rejects
• gives up
• disowns
• renounces
• abjures
• repudiates
• spurns
• discards
• abnegates
• throws out
• throws away
• jettisons
• junks

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• abandons
• relinquishes
• forsakes
• surrenders
• rejects
• gives up
• disowns
• renounces
• abjures
• repudiates
• spurns
• discards
• abnegates
• throws out
• throws away
• jettisons
• junks

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