Synonyms for adoption
adop·tion

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1. adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousalnoun

   the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

   "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"

   Synonyms:
   word sense, acceptance, credence, word meaning, bridal, sufferance, banker's acceptance, betrothal, espousal, borrowing, acceptation, toleration

2. adoptionnoun

   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. borrowing, adoptionnoun

   the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source

   "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"

   Synonyms:
   espousal, borrowing, acceptance, acceptation

Matched Categories

1. • Approval
   • Law
   • Proceeding

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1. adoptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   appropriation

2. adoptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   approval, espousal, support, maintenance

3. adoptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   affiliation, adopting, fathering

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1. adoptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   affiliation, fathering, espousal

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1. List of paraphrases for "adoption":

   approval, adopt, passage, adopted, enactment, adoptions, adopting, endorsement, through, introduction, passing, taking, passed, approve, promulgation, 'adoption, take-up, approving, acceptance

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1. Islam Karimov:

   Various elements among the representatives of Islamic State are already slipping into Afghanistan from Iraq and Syria. All this requires the adoption of appropriate preventative measures, the creeping expansion of militant extremism and religious radicalism, not only on the territory of the governments of Central Asia but also abroad, is most seriously concerning.

2. Chad Brackeen:

   It's been three and a half years in court, and we have not been able to finalize that adoption, our children are young, our oldest is 13, the baby sister is 4 and a half. So, to some degree, only the oldest are fully aware of what we're going through.

3. Lisa Jackson:

   When Paws started, she found that poem and one of her requests was that we always put one of those in every adoption envelope, and that was 10 years ago.

4. Tom Robinson:

   Today's announcement is significant in that it brings bitcoin and other block chain technologies closer to mainstream adoption.

5. Wendy Young:

   I've been working on this issue for 30 years. I can only think of maybe half a dozen cases where one of the unaccompanied kids has actually been put up for adoption, that's usually done when there's evidence that the parents are dead, and there's no other family member who can attain guardianship.