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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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“Like any good software company, it is focusing on adoption before monetization,” Borges told me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The technology was developed decades ago, but federal incentives during the Obama administration kicked U.S. adoption into high gear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Microsoft is investing billions in AI infrastructure, including $5.5 billion in Singapore, to secure its long-term position in the AI adoption wave.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

And Sultan sees growing adoption of the company’s Artifactory repository for software and code as something that can help the business going forward.

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.