Synonyms of borrows

borrows

verb

present tense third-person singular of borrow

as in adopts

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of borrows

The oil giant is also building a stadium, investing in renewable power projects, and often borrows during downturns to maintain funding to the state. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Its aesthetic borrows heavily from the S26 lineup, right down to the flat-edge aluminum frame with rounded corners. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

The Coopop Bobber is exactly that – an electric two-wheeler that borrows the visual swagger of a custom bobber and pairs it with the decidedly more modest performance of a European electric moped. — New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2026

Like Intel, firmware the company makes available also borrows heavily from EDK2. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026

This creates a compounding cycle of high-cost debt where the business borrows money strictly to service existing commercial obligations, effectively pulling the operation underwater. — Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

The idea borrows from hotels and weddings and reframes those keepsakes as everyday home decor. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

The Edge borrows much of the Pixel Watch’s design language as far as widgets and user interface go. — Victoria Song, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026

Occasionally, VisionQuest does this in a clever way, as with an inventive late sequence that borrows from WandaVision‘s sitcom language. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026