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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /
NOUN
choosing or taking something as one's own
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptance approval enactment endorsement maintenance ratification
STRONG
approbation appropriation assumption choice confirmation embracement embracing espousal following selection support
WEAK
taking on taking over taking up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disapproval opposition refusal rejection
WEAK
pass repudiation
NOUN
legal taking of another's child
Synonyms
STRONG
fosterage fostering raising
WEAK
adopting naturalizing taking in
Antonyms
WEAK
pass rejection repudiation

Example Sentences

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Performance improvements accelerate the adoption of AI, Rakesh argued, strengthening demand for components like memory chips.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The adoption of automatic enrollment has gone a long way toward getting Americans to save more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

AstraZeneca’s Alexion unit plans to submit data to regulators soon, aiming for wider market adoption than its predecessor, Strensiq.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“Together, consumer adoption, enterprise deployment, developer usage and compute form a reinforcing flywheel that is translating capability into economic impact.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

I wonder if Dumbledore would have used an adoption agency if the Dursleys hadn’t been around.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.