Synonyms of borrowing

borrowing

verb

present participle of borrow

as in adopting

to take for one's own use (something originated by another)

borrowed the basic plot from a book of tales, but put her personal stamp on the story

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of borrowing

In the race to bankroll the AI boom, the bond market is drawing a stark dividing line between borrowing at a bargain and paying a punishing premium. — Ellen Dimauro, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Over time, Fed rate hikes can make mortgages, auto loans, and credit card borrowing more expensive, adding to Americans’ sense that things like homes and cars are getting pricier. — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Gen Zers are the most likely to anticipate borrowing (43%), followed by parents with children under 18 (40%), and millennials (35%). — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Artificial intelligence companies have been borrowing hundreds of billions of dollars, selling fresh stock, and cooking up novel and potentially risky methods of financing. — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Lichtenstein, who’s routinely celebrated as one of pop art’s visionaries, is usually credited with deflating high art by borrowing from comic books while reducing painting to components simple enough that a machine could reproduce them. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026

The pace at which investors are borrowing money to invest in stocks has cooled substantially, raising concern that the stock market may be due for a fall. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Rather than directly borrowing the print of a specific animal, Nike’s safari print was loosely informed by ostrich leather after designer Tinker Hatfield found inspiration in a couch at a New York City furniture store. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

The connection isn’t simply that musicians are wearing headphones or that technology companies are borrowing from fashion. — Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026