Synonyms of adopting

adopting

verb

present participle of adopt

as in embracing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adopting

Mars then solved the issue by adopting a last name that has no cultural background. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 4 Oct. 2026

Much of coaching football is taking ideas from your predecessors and adopting them as your own with a personal twist. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

As more businesses use AI to enter the field, compounding your skills will likely be more effective than simply adopting the newest tools. — Bonnie Le Page, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Firms like Edward Jones and LPL Financial, meanwhile, are rapidly adopting AI tools to gain financial insights, but also to better understand and communicate with their customers. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Paula Schneider, the CEO of the Institute Advancing Women’s Health, a global nonprofit that focuses on improving women’s clinical care in midlife and after, noted that there is a lag in adopting new knowledge in clinical practice. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026

Apple advances this with the M5 Ultra by adopting a new quad-die chip design. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026

Following Nielsen’s run-through of several potential scenarios, Harris proposed Nielsen run scenarios that have all municipalities adopting a 1% LIT to include funding of all the entities. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Rabin will build Unspun’s commercial organization and work with manufacturers and brands on adopting OneWeave. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026