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

View gallery - 4 images Apple has unveiled HomeView, a curious little device that borrows the floating display of the original iMac G4, the touchscreen of an iPad, the familiar faces of an Apple Watch and the speaker base of a HomePod. — New Atlas, 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

In that spirit, too, Knight’s film borrows much from the library of fantasy and folklore, but with enough of its own exuberance and imagination to feel like a new standard. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

The cocktail menu borrows ideas from fine dining, with creations such as a caviar martini and a parmigiano colada. — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

The hybrid option that borrows from both Want the best of both without extra steps? — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

The painting borrows its name from the old maritime belief that the ninth wave is the largest and most powerful wave in a sequence of ocean waves. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026