Synonyms and Antonyms of adoption

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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'adoption'

1. (noun) adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
Synonyms: word sense, acceptance, credence, adoption, word meaning, bridal, sufferance, banker's acceptance, betrothal, espousal, borrowing, acceptation, toleration

2. (noun) adoption
a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
Synonyms: espousal, borrowing, acceptance, acceptation

3. (noun) borrowing, adoption
the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
Synonyms: espousal, borrowing, acceptance, adoption, acceptation

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