Synonyms for Adopts:

• v.

  •chooses (verb)
  • favors,
  • decides,
  • likes,
  • determines,
  • espouses,
  • prefers,
  • elects,
  • selects,
  • wishes,
  • picks,
  • judges,
  • Fancies,
  • chooses.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • abide,
  • absorb,
  • accept,
  • accumulate,
  • acquire,
  • acquit,
  • add,
  • admit,
  • aim,
  • amass,
  • amaze,
  • apply,
  • apprehension,
  • appropriate,
  • arrest,
  • arrive,
  • arrogate,
  • ask,
  • attract,
  • attraction,
  • attractor,
  • baffle,
  • beat,
  • becharm,
  • become,
  • beget,
  • begin,
  • beguile,
  • behave,
  • bestow,
  • bewilder,
  • bewitch,
  • birth,
  • borrow,
  • bring forth,
  • bring in,
  • brook,
  • bugger off,
  • buzz off,
  • call for,
  • captivate,
  • cast,
  • catch up with,
  • cause,
  • channel,
  • charm,
  • charter,
  • claim,
  • collar,
  • come,
  • commence,
  • compile,
  • comport,
  • conduct,
  • conquer,
  • consider,
  • consume,
  • contain,
  • contract,
  • contribute,
  • convey,
  • deal,
  • delineate,
  • deliver,
  • demand,
  • depict,
  • deport,
  • describe,
  • develop,
  • digest,
  • direct,
  • disembowel,
  • don,
  • drag,
  • dramatise,
  • dramatize,
  • draw and quarter,
  • draw in,
  • draw off,
  • draw play,
  • draw poker,
  • drawing card,
  • dribble,
  • drive,
  • dumbfound,
  • embrace,
  • employment,
  • enamor,
  • enamour,
  • enchant,
  • endure,
  • engage,
  • engender,
  • entrance,
  • espouse,
  • eviscerate,
  • exact,
  • expect,
  • experience,
  • express,
  • extend,
  • fascinate,
  • father,
  • feign,
  • fill,
  • film,
  • find,
  • fix,
  • flummox,
  • follow,
  • fuck off,
  • gaining control,
  • garner,
  • gather,
  • gather up,
  • generate,
  • gestate,
  • get down,
  • get hold of,
  • get into,
  • get out,
  • gimmick,
  • give birth,
  • go,
  • grab,
  • gravel,
  • grow,
  • guide,
  • haul,
  • haulage,
  • have,
  • hire,
  • hitch,
  • hoard,
  • hold,
  • hook,
  • hooking,
  • imbibe,
  • impart,
  • incur,
  • induce,
  • inevitably,
  • ingest,
  • institute,
  • involve,
  • issue,
  • land,
  • lead,
  • learn,
  • lease,
  • lend,
  • let,
  • line,
  • look at,
  • lot,
  • make,
  • make for,
  • match,
  • mother,
  • mystify,
  • necessarily,
  • necessitate,
  • need,
  • nonplus,
  • obtain,
  • occupy,
  • of necessity,
  • opt,
  • overhear,
  • overtake,
  • pack,
  • pass,
  • pay,
  • pay back,
  • pay off,
  • payoff,
  • perplex,
  • persuade,
  • pick out,
  • pile up,
  • pinch,
  • play,
  • pose,
  • post,
  • postulate,
  • prefer,
  • presume,
  • proceeds,
  • produce,
  • puff,
  • pull,
  • pull back,
  • pull out,
  • pull together,
  • puzzle,
  • quarter,
  • read,
  • reap,
  • receive,
  • remove,
  • rent,
  • require,
  • return,
  • roll up,
  • run,
  • scram,
  • see,
  • seize,
  • seizure,
  • select,
  • set about,
  • set out,
  • sham,
  • shoot,
  • simulate,
  • sire,
  • snap,
  • soak up,
  • sop up,
  • stand,
  • standoff,
  • start,
  • start out,
  • stick,
  • stick out,
  • stimulate,
  • stock,
  • stockpile,
  • stomach,
  • stop,
  • strike,
  • string,
  • study,
  • stupefy,
  • submit,
  • subscribe,
  • subscribe to,
  • suck up,
  • suffer,
  • support,
  • sustain,
  • sway,
  • sweep up,
  • take aim,
  • take for granted,
  • take hold of,
  • take on,
  • take out,
  • take over,
  • taking into custody,
  • takings,
  • thread,
  • tie,
  • tolerate,
  • trace,
  • train,
  • trance,
  • transmit,
  • transport,
  • use,
  • use up,
  • usurp,
  • utilise,
  • utilize,
  • vex,
  • view,
  • watch,
  • wear,
  • withdraw,
  • work,
  • wreak,
  • yield,
  • turn out,
  • pick up,
  • put on,
  • have a bun in the oven,
  • take away,
  • put up,
  • take in,
  • take up,
  • pull in,
  • get under one's skin,
  • snatch,
  • suck,
  • trip up.

Paraphrases for Adopts:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, plural
    approves.
  • Proper noun, singular
    adopt.
  • Noun, plural
    enacts.
  • Adverb
    adopt.

• Forward Entailment

  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    Does.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    supports, adopted, adds, approves, sponsors, takes, clears, OKS.
  • Noun, plural
    sanctions, consents, changes, moves, welcomes, pins, supports, rides, adopted, approves, take.
  • Adverb
    approves.
  • Verb, past tense
    Embraced.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    opting, approving, embracing, Enacting, pursuing.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    OPTS, institutionalizes, administers, admits, adhere, adheres, advocates, reintroduces, contemplates, consolidates, accommodates, acknowledges, embraces, catches, participates, upholds, formulates, stop, stops, transposes, integrates, operates, proposes, establishes, Addresses, withholds, ceases, reproduces, reiterates, ratifies, develops, supersedes, follow, follows, imposes, declares, corresponds, reaffirms, recognises, employs, repeats, considers, replicates, testifies, proceeds, replaces, exempts, emphasizes, allocates, prescribes, accedes, overrides, conducts, authorises, recognizes, collects, approaches, espouses, encompasses, produces, submits, restates, maintains, illustrates, displays, observes, prepares, restrains, utilizes, applies, enforces, overwrites, responds, validates, contains, subscribes, concedes, suggests, stipulates, removes, commends, engages, gathers, detains, describes, captures, determines, condones, retains, commands, represents, compiles, parallels, coincides, acquires, pays, delivers, pleads, pursues, anticipates, outlines, constitutes, presents, performs, identifies, reverts, provides, holds, favours, succeeds, draws, substitutes, attracts, translates, creates, embodies, discusses, borrows, issues, decides, combines, asserts, increases, ends, deprives, speaks, expresses, tackles, Bears, reinforces, occupies, announces, consists, handles, monitors, preserves, manages, enjoys, proves, summarizes, affirms, defines, reflects, treats, comprises, confesses, extends, sticks, chooses, entails, recovers, envisages, afflicts, continues, Plays, Comes, forecasts, receives, connects, summarises, Permits, allows, examines, joins, Grants, prevents, respects, enshrines, highlights, embeds, includes, elects, intends, starts, Recalls, resolves, renews, satisfies, regains, picks, fulfills, mirrors, leans, predicts, plans, fails, features, lays, informs, assholes, releases, relies, specifies, puts, expects, Carries, notes, enters, becomes, deducts, reveals, is, fulfils, belongs, foresees, involves, assumes, builds, seizes, vote, voting, VOTES, covers, Tracks, shares, grabs, launches, refers, arrest, arrests, sets, fixes, shows, grows, finds, requires, occurs, falls, Affects, okays, echoes, quits, stems, tells, honours, aims, offers, underpins, hits, begins, resumes, returns, Strikes, believes, yields, brings, closes, reaches, Has, ranks, asks, keeps, smacks, lies, feels, deals, remains, Gives, secures, Bases, remembers, lists, looks, sees, form, hinges, Backs, meets, sums, dates, serves, changes, thinks, counts, moves, Rests, welcomes, runs, makes, cut, gets, supports, enacts, adds, approves, clears, OKS.

• Other Related

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    taking.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    adoptions, implements, taking, takes.

Adopts Sentence Examples:

• A friend of mine adopts the sensible plan of always providing you with a short history of the person to whom he is about to lead you.

• If a man adopts the proper methods to be successful, " luck" will not prevent him.

Homophones for Adopts:

• adapted, autophyte, adapt, adapid, adopted, adept, at-bat, adoptee.