The phrase "caused to adopt" refers to the act of influencing or persuading someone to accept a particular idea, belief, or behavior. Antonyms for this phrase include "discouraged from adopting," "prevented from adopting," "rebutted," "disproved," "discredited," and "invalidated." If someone is discouraged from adopting a certain belief or behavior, they are dissuaded from accepting it. Conversely, if someone is prevented from adopting something, they are stopped from adopting it altogether. Rebutted and disproved are synonyms that mean to disprove an argument or belief, while discredited and invalidated mean to show that something is not valid or true.