Synonyms of co-opted

co-opted

verb

past tense of co-opt

as in integrated

to make a part of a body or system

the national organization co-opted many formerly independent local groups

Synonyms & Similar Words

• integrated
• incorporated
• assimilated
• embodied
• absorbed
• merged
• combined
• amalgamated
• intermingled
• blended
• commingled
• fused
• mingled
• accustomed
• conditioned
• habituated
• acculturated
• enculturated
• naturalized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of co-opted

While the Dalai Lama has served as an outspoken advocate for democracy and human rights, that moral authority may now be co-opted by an authoritarian superpower. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Of late, the tourist haven has been co-opted as yet another place for New York fans to cheer. — ABC News, 13 June 2026

Digwa was sentenced to life in prison on Monday, concluding a case that the far-right has co-opted for its false narrative that British institutions, including the police, are biased against White Britons. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 June 2026

A lot of the stuff that people think is new or innovative now is actually something that’s been borrowed or co-opted from something else that came before, or it was at least inspired by something that came before. — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 20 May 2026

The tradition endures even as most people quietly agree that art probably shouldn’t be co-opted by the agendas of nation-states. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026

In some areas, the guards themselves have been infiltrated or co-opted by criminal organizations. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026

Carnival has been co-opted by—and used to promote the philosophies of—various movements, from the Protestant Reformation to National Socialism. — Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026

But invariably, these calls are co-opted by conservatives to demonize those on the short end of the stick. — Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026