ADOPTS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

adopts

verb

present tense third-person singular of adopt

as in borrows

to take for one's own use (something originated by another) shortly after moving to the U.S., the family dutifully adopted the American tradition of having turkey for Thanksgiving

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Recent Examples of adopts Many states exempt data center servers and equipment from sales tax; whatever rule a state adopts must remain stable long enough for a project to be financed. — Mark Drapeau, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 If your bank adopts it, the heavy lifting happens between the bank and the carrier network. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The Supreme x Nike Air Force 1 Low Black Camo adopts a grayscale camouflage across its entire upper. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026 Track mode instead adopts a longer, more progressive throttle map intended to provide greater precision when driving at the limit. — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 The three-bedroom main house adopts a farmhouse-chic aesthetic, with barnwood siding and reclaimed bridge timbers adding a rustic touch to the steel doors and windows. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026 The artist adopts a schizoid persona, with multiple voices flowing out of him, and swerves between lucid social criticism—about the history of slavery or of higher education—and total gibberish. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 The army that eschews it will be defeated by the one that adopts it. — Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026 The outfit partners with Kitten Rescue Los Angeles, a nonprofit that rescues and adopts out homeless cats and kittens. — Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

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The aesthetic borrows from grunge and indie sleaze, blending undone eyeliner with pale, textured skin.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
When the value of a property rises, Kiyosaki borrows more money against that equity, then treats that loan like tax-free income.

— Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026

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