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

Capital then becomes more expensive for utilities — both borrowing costs and the costs to maintain and upgrade critical infrastructure increase. —Rory M. Christian, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026

And Sean Payton is borrowing from the script written by his mentor Bill Parcells. —Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026

Maksim Safaniuk/Getty Images For homeowners considering borrowing from their home's equity, this week brought more good news. —Matt Richardson, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026

Those are borrowing circumstances that do indeed lend themselves to resentment. —Judith Martin, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026