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

And mortgage rates won’t go down until government debts and deficits go down — since the housing market competes for borrowing with the federal government. — Andy Harris, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2026

Production runs from a Los Angeles home base plus two traveling studios that move to the best matches each day, borrowing the fanfest grammar of Big Noon Kickoff. — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

The source also revealed that Taylor was considering borrowing one of Elizabeth’s pieces of jewelry for her ceremony to Travis. — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 3 July 2026

High bond yields make borrowing more expensive for average Americans, since 10-year Treasury rates influence the rates offered for a variety of loans, including mortgages. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Parent borrowing for their undergraduates will also be restricted to $20,000 per student per year, with a lifetime limit of $65,000. — Jeffrey Selingo, Time, 2 July 2026

But the summons that Reagan spoke in 1989, that John Winthrop created in 1630, borrowing from the New Testament, the summons to build a shining city that still speaks to all of us and still summons all of us. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

That includes sweeping hundreds of millions of dollars out of special taxing districts, borrowing to pay for legal settlements and retroactive pay bumps, and diverting pandemic relief money away from programs and toward payroll instead. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

That’s doubly true in light of news that the Federal Reserve plans to increase rates to combat inflation, making borrowing more expensive. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 24 June 2026