Synonyms for Adopt:

v.
• accept
- concurred with
- concurring with
- concurs with
- cooperated with
- cooperates with
- cooperating with
- gave go ahead
- gave go-ahead
- gave goahead
- gave green light
- gave nod
- gave stamp approval
- gave stamp of approval
- gave the go ahead
- gave the go-ahead
- gave the goahead
- gave the green light
- gave the nod
- give go ahead
- give goahead
- give stamp approval
- give the go ahead
- give the goahead
- gives go ahead
- gives go-ahead
- gives goahead
- gives green light
- gives nod
- gives stamp approval
- gives stamp of approval
- gives the go ahead
- gives the go-ahead
- gives the goahead
- gives the green light
- gives the nod
- giving go ahead
- giving go-ahead
- giving goahead
- giving green light
- giving nod
- giving stamp approval
- giving stamp of approval
- giving the go ahead
- giving the go-ahead
- giving the goahead
- giving the green light
- giving the nod
- lapping up
- laps up
- re cognize
- re cognized
- re cognizes
- re cognizing
- re-cognize
- re-cognized
- re-cognizes
- re-cognizing
- rubber-stamped
- rubber-stamping
- rubberstamped
- rubberstamping
- rubberstamps
- sets store by
- setting store by
- signed off on
- signing off on
- signs off on
- signs on
- take one upon
- takes one on
- takes one up on
- takes one upon
- takes up on
- takes upon
- taking one on
- taking one up on
- taking one upon
- taking up on
- taking upon
- thumbsed up
- thumbses up
- thumbsing up
- took one on
- took one up on
- took one upon
- took up on
- took upon
- under take
- under taken
- under takes
- under taking
- under took
- under-take
- under-taken
- under-takes
- under-taking
- under-took
• admit
- all owed
- all owing
- all-owed
- all-owing
- bring light
- cop plea
- de clare
- de clares
- de-clare
- de-clares
- dis close
- dis closed
- dis closes
- dis closing
- dis-close
- dis-closed
- dis-closes
- dis-closing
- ex pose
- ex posed
- ex posing
- ex-pose
- ex-posed
- ex-posing
- go in to details
- goes in to details
- goes into details
- going in to details
- going into details
- makes known
- opens up
- pro claim
- pro claimed
- pro claiming
- pro claims
- pro fess
- pro fesses
- pro-claim
- pro-claimed
- pro-claiming
- pro-claims
- pro-fess
- pro-fesses
- re cite
- re cited
- re cites
- re citing
- re late
- re veal
- re veals
- re-cite
- re-cited
- re-cites
- re-citing
- re-late
- re-lated
- re-veal
- re-veals
- subscribes to
- subscribing to
- un cover
- un covered
- un covering
- un covers
- un veil
- un veiled
- un veiling
- un veils
- un-cover
- un-covering
- un-covers
- un-veil
- un-veiled
- un-veiling
- un-veils
- went in to details
- went into details
• affect
- aspired to
- aspires to
- did a bit
- did bit
- didst a bit
- didst bit
- do bit
- does a bit
- does bit
- doest a bit
- doest bit
- doeth a bit
- doeth bit
- doing a bit
- doing bit
- dost a bit
- dost bit
- doth a bit
- doth bit
- laid it on thick
- laid it thick
- laid thick
- lay it thick
- lay thick
- laying it thick
- laying on thick
- laying thick
- lays it on thick
- lays it thick
- lays on thick
- lays thick
- made out like
- makes out like
- making out like
- put a front
- put front
- put up front
- puts a front
- puts front
- puts up a front
- puts up front
- putting a front
- putting front
- putting up a front
- putting up front
• assent
- caved in
- cut deal
- dittoing
- gave five
- gives five
- giving five
- said uncle
- saying uncle
- says uncle
- shakes on
- shaking on
- shook on
- sub scribe
- sub scribed
- sub scribes
- sub scribing
- sub-scribe
- sub-scribed
- sub-scribes
- sub-scribing
• assume
- pre tend
- pre tending
- pre tends
- pre-tend
- pre-tended
- pre-tending
- pre-tends
• borrow
- made one own
- made one's own
- made ones own
- made own
- make one own
- make ones own
- make own
- makes one own
- makes one's own
- makes ones own
- makes own
- making one own
- making one's own
- making ones own
- making own
• change
- adopt
• co-opt
- bring in to fold
- bring in to line
- bring in to the fold
- bring into fold
- bringing in to fold
- bringing in to line
- bringing in to the fold
- bringing into fold
- bringing into line
- bringing into the fold
- brings in to fold
- brings in to line
- brings in to the fold
- brings into fold
- brings into line
- brings into the fold
- brought in to fold
- brought in to line
- brought in to the fold
- brought into fold
- brought into line
- brought into the fold
- co opt
- connaturalized
- connaturalizes
- connaturalizing
- drawing in
- draws in
- homologizes
- homologizing
- in corporate
- in corporates
- in-corporate
- in-corporates
- takes over
- took over
• embrace
- availed of
- availed oneself of
- availing of
- availing oneself of
- avails of
- gat in to
- gat into
- get in to
- gets in to
- gets into
- getting in to
- getting into
- goes in for
- going in for
- got in to
- gotten in to
- gotten into
- makes use of
- making use of
- provides for
- providing for
- took advantage of
- went in for
• espouse
- de fend
- de fended
- de fending
- de fends
- de-fend
- de-fended
- de-fending
- de-fends
- standing behind
- stands behind
- stood behind
- up held
- up hold
- up holding
- up holds
- up-held
- up-hold
- up-holding
- up-holds
• follow
- adheres to
- adhering to
- am consistent with
- am devoted to
- am guided by
- am keeping
- are consistent with
- are devoted to
- are guided by
- are in keeping
- are interested in
- are keeping
- art consistent with
- art devoted to
- art guided by
- art in keeping
- art interested in
- art keeping
- be keeping
- being consistent with
- being devoted to
- being guided by
- being in keeping
- being interested in
- being keeping
- did like
- didst like
- does like
- doest like
- doeth like
- doing like
- dost like
- doth like
- following suit
- gave allegiance to
- gives allegiance to
- giving allegiance to
- held fast
- holds fast
- is consistent with
- is devoted to
- is guided by
- is in keeping
- is interested in
- is keeping
- keep eye on
- keeping abreast of
- keeping an eye on
- keeping eye on
- keeps abreast of
- keeps an eye on
- keeps eye on
- kept abreast of
- kept eye on
- live to
- lived to
- lived up to
- lives to
- lives up to
- living to
- living up to
- modeled on
- modeling on
- modelled on
- modelling on
- models on
- pattern oneself up on
- pattern up on
- pattern upon
- patterned oneself up on
- patterned oneself upon
- patterned up on
- patterned upon
- patterning oneself up on
- patterning oneself upon
- patterning up on
- patterning upon
- patterns oneself up on
- patterns oneself upon
- patterns up on
- patterns upon
- re gards
- re-gard
- strung along
- take as example
- takes as an example
- takes as example
- taking as an example
- taking as example
- took as an example
- took as example
- was consistent with
- was devoted to
- was guided by
- was in keeping
- was interested in
- was keeping
- wast consistent with
- wast devoted to
- wast guided by
- wast in keeping
- wast interested in
- wast keeping
- were consistent with
- were devoted to
- were guided by
- were in keeping
- were interested in
- were keeping
- wert consistent with
- wert devoted to
- wert guided by
- wert in keeping
- wert interested in
- wert keeping
• invest
- end owed
- end owing
- end-owed
- end-owing
- in duct
- in ducted
- in ducts
- in stalled
- in stalling
- in stated
- in states
- in stating
- in vest
- in vested
- in vesting
- in vests
- in-duct
- in-ducted
- in-ducting
- in-ducts
- in-stall
- in-stalled
- in-stalling
- in-state
- in-stated
- in-states
- in-stating
- in-vest
- in-vested
- in-vesting
- in-vests
• listen
- am all ears
- am attentive
- am ears
- are all ears
- are attentive
- are ears
- art all ears
- art attentive
- auscultates
- auscultating
- ausculted
- ausculting
- auscults
- be ears
- being all ears
- being attentive
- being ears
- gat a load of
- gat load of
- gave an audience to
- gave attention
- gave audience to
- gave heed to
- get load of
- gets a load of
- gets load of
- getting a load of
- getting load of
- gives an audience to
- gives attention
- gives audience to
- gives heed to
- giving an audience to
- giving audience to
- giving heed to
- got a load of
- got load of
- gotten a load of
- gotten load of
- hang words
- hanged on words
- hanged words
- hanging on words
- hanging words
- hangs on words
- hangs words
- heard tell
- hearing tell
- hears tell
- hung on words
- hung words
- is all ears
- is attentive
- is ears
- lend ear
- lending an ear
- lending ear
- lends an ear
- lends ear
- lent an ear
- lent ear
- over hear
- over heard
- over hearing
- over hears
- over-hear
- over-heard
- over-hearing
- over-hears
- pick upon
- picked up on
- picked upon
- picking upon
- picks up on
- picks upon
- pricked ears
- pricked up ears
- pricking ears
- pricking up ears
- pricks ears
- pricks up ears
- take in to consideration
- takes advice
- takes in to consideration
- takes into consideration
- takes notice
- takes under advisement
- taking advice
- taking in to consideration
- taking under advisement
- took advice
- took in to consideration
- took into consideration
- took notice
- took under advisement
- tune on
- tuned in on
- tuned on
- tunes in
- tunes in on
- tunes on
- tuning in on
- tuning on
- was all ears
- was attentive
- was ears
- wast all ears
- wast attentive
- wast ears
- were all ears
- were attentive
- were ears
- wert all ears
- wert attentive
- wert ears
Other synonyms:

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confirm

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Other relevant words:

• agree

assent

• borrow

• choose

• follow

• invest

• observe

complied with
observed

• pass

• take on

• take-in

take in

• Other relevant words (adjective):

behaviour

• Other relevant words (transitive noun):

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Equivalence
- Proper noun, singular
  adopts.
- Adverb
  adopts.
Independent
- Adjective
  dependent.
- Proper noun, singular
  needs, supports, items, OKS, loyalists.
- Verb, past tense
  called, needed, Envisaged.
- Verb, non-3rd person singular present
  accept, are, catch, decide, engage, espouse, follow, opt, rely, AM.
- Verb, base form
  accept, accommodate, accredit, acquire, adhere, apprehend, authorise, catch, condone, countenance, decide, deliver, deploy, emulate, engage, espouse, follow, impose, integrate, lay, legislate, occupy, opt, ratify, rely, tolerate, transpose, utilize, Chose, Considering, Measures, tools, rubber-stamp, aadopt.
Other Related
- Adjective
  adopted.
- Proper noun, singular
  adopted, implements, adoptions.
- Noun, singular or mass
  adopted, Enacting.
- Verb, base form
  incorporate, Establishing.

What are the hypernyms for Adopt?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

hypernyms for adopt (as verbs)
- possession
  stick, adhere.

What are the hyponyms for Adopt?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

hyponyms for adopt (as verbs)
- change
  take.
- possession
  choose, select, pick out, accept, take, have.

What are the opposite words for adopt?

When it comes to the word "adopt," there are several antonyms that come to mind. The first one is "reject," meaning to refuse or turn something away. Another antonym is "abandon," which means to leave something or someone behind. "Disown" is another antonym that comes to mind, meaning to disavow or sever ties with something or someone. "Deny" is another antonym, meaning to refuse to acknowledge or accept something. Lastly, "disapprove" is an antonym for "adopt," meaning to judge something as unacceptable or unsatisfactory. These antonyms represent the opposite of adopting something or someone and highlight the different ways we can approach decisions and actions.

What are the antonyms for Adopt?

adj.
• noun
- quit
n.
• noun
- cease
- desert
v.
• abandon
- de sert
- de-sert
- dis card
- dis carded
- dis carding
- dis cards
- dis continue
- dis continued
- dis continues
- dis continuing
- dis owned
- dis owning
- dis-card
- dis-carded
- dis-carding
- dis-cards
- dis-continue
- dis-continued
- dis-continues
- dis-continuing
- dis-owned
- dis-owning
- flaked out
- flakes out
- flaking out
- flew coop
- flew the coop
- flies coop
- flies the coop
- fly coop
- fly the coop
- flying coop
- flying the coop
- forsake
- gave ship
- gave the ship
- gave up ship
- give ship
- give the ship
- give up ship
- give up the ship
- gives ship
- gives the ship
- gives up ship
- gives up the ship
- giving ship
- giving the ship
- giving up ship
- giving up the ship
- kiss goodbye
- kissed goodbye
- kisses goodbye
- kissing goodbye
- leave behind
- leaved behind
- leaves behind
- leaving behind
- left behind
- leg it
- legged it
- legging it
- legs it
- lets go
- letted go
- letting go
- ran out on
- run out on
- running out on
- ship out
- shipped out
- shipping out
- ships out
- stormed out
- storming out
- storms out
- sur rendered
- sur rendering
- sur renders
- sur-render
- sur-rendered
- sur-rendering
- sur-renders
- take a walk
- take powder
- take walk
- takes a powder
- takes a walk
- takes powder
- takes walk
- taking a powder
- taking a walk
- taking powder
- taking walk
- took a walk
- took powder
- washed hands of
- with draw
- with drawing
- with drawn
- with draws
- with drew
- with-draw
- with-drawing
- with-drawn
- with-drew
• choose or take something as one's own
- deny
- disagree
- disallow
- disapprove
- discard
- disown
- give
- leave alone
- let go
- neglect
- oppose
- refuse
- reject
- release
- renounce
- repudiate
- repulse
- return
- shun
• leave behind, relinquish
- abandon
• noun
- jettison
- junk
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Usage examples for Adopt

God is about to adopt Israel to Himself, and the same favour which belonged to rare individuals in the old time is now offered to a whole nation.

"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"

G. A. Chadwick

His mind was now occupied with the thought of what was to be done farther; how to lead Nell and himself from a locality in which they were threatened by new captivity with the dervishes; what measures to adopt during the long journey through the wilderness in order not to die of hunger and thirst, and finally, whither to go?

"In Desert and Wilderness"

Henryk Sienkiewicz

The weather of each succeeding day may force you to adopt a different routine.

"Lectures in Navigation"

Ernest Gallaudet Draper

Famous quotes with Adopt

We provide many options in many product areas that they seem to want to adopt, and that's working well for us.

Jim Barksdale
There certainly is a lot of political pressure for states to adopt the new federal tax codes. But there is no law that requires them to do so.

John Barry
Washington should revive international efforts begun during the Clinton administration to pressure countries with dangerously loose banking regulations to adopt and enforce stricter rules.

Christopher Bond
Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me.

Steve Buscemi
I want to get married again and have kids and even adopt.

Sophia Bush

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