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

If someone borrows equipment or asks for help, set clear terms that feel fair. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026

One amendment requires proceeds from the future sale of the city’s current police headquarters to be used to pay down the bond debt or reduce the amount the city borrows. — Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Slowmaxxing borrows from both, but its focus is pace rather than presence for its own sake. — Allison Palmer july 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026

The Phone 4b brings the largest battery (in India) on a Nothing phone, runs my favorite Android skin, and borrows crucial design elements from its more expensive siblings. — Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Villain’s follow-up to 2022’s Only Love From Now On, Memoria borrows its title from Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s 2021 film. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026

In fact, the Elora borrows its bathroom design directly from Winnebago's Ekko all-terrain B+ motorhome lineup. — New Atlas, 3 July 2026

Spiro borrows part of that message from the famous poet Nikki Giovanni, who recorded her poem of that same name as a song in 1975 with producer Arif Mardin, making for the only sample or interpolation on the album. — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 July 2026

Apple borrows from Lightroom's playbook with the Vibrance slider. — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026