adoption - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

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

Synonyms

• adoption
• borrowing

More generic

• appropriation

More specific

• crossover
• misappropriation
• naturalisation
• naturalization

Noun

the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

Synonyms

• acceptance
• acceptation
• adoption
• espousal

More generic

• approval
• approving
• blessing

More specific

• bosom
• embrace

Noun

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

• adoption

More generic

• legal proceeding
• proceeding
• proceedings

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