Synonyms of espousing

espousing

verb

present participle of espouse

1

as in marrying

to give in marriage

a couple eager to espouse their eldest daughter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• marrying
• matching
• wedding
• committing
• pledging
• affiancing
• promising
• engaging
• betrothing

2

as in proposing

to take as a spouse

heeded his father's advice to espouse someone with whom he had common interests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• marrying
• proposing
• pledging
• wedding
• affiancing
• committing
• promising
• betrothing
• engaging
• remarrying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• divorcing
• separating (from)

• divorcing
• separating (from)

3

as in adopting

to take for one's own use (something originated by another)

after working among them for two years in the Peace Corps, she felt compelled to espouse the peasants' cause for social justice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adopting
• embracing
• borrowing
• cultivating
• assimilating
• utilizing
• incorporating
• following
• imitating
• using
• usurping
• taking up
• taking on
• copying
• honoring
• quoting
• cherishing
• treasuring
• domesticating
• absorbing
• appropriating
• picking up on
• heeding
• fostering
• arrogating
• pretending
• prizing
• naturalizing
• simulating
• taking over
• raising
• nurturing
• assuming
• affecting
• rearing
• bringing up
• putting on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abandoning
• forsaking
• relinquishing
• surrendering
• rejecting
• abjuring
• renouncing
• disowning
• repudiating
• spurning
• discarding
• jettisoning
• abnegating
• giving up
• junking
• throwing away
• throwing out

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• abandoning
• forsaking
• relinquishing
• surrendering
• rejecting
• abjuring
• renouncing
• disowning
• repudiating
• spurning
• discarding
• jettisoning
• abnegating
• giving up
• junking
• throwing away
• throwing out

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