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Adoptive

Related through adoption; more generally, relating to adoption.

📖 Definitions of "Adoptive"

adjective

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Related through adoption; more generally, relating to adoption.
"My adoptive parents recently got to know my biological parents."

🔄 Synonyms of "Adoptive"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
surrogatenoun	A substitute (usually of a person, position or role).
adopted	a 2009 American independent mockumentary film starring comedian Pauly Shore as himself, "going to Africa to adopt a child, à la Madonna and Angelina Jolie."
fosternoun	(transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.

↔️ Antonyms of "Adoptive"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
biologicalnoun	Of or relating to biology.
nativenoun	Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Adoptive"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
fosternoun	(uncountable) The care given to another; guardianship.
surrogate	Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute.
adopted	a 2009 American independent mockumentary film starring comedian Pauly Shore as himself, "going to Africa to adopt a child, à la Madonna and Angelina Jolie."
adopternoun	one who adopts
adoptionnoun	The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.
nonbiological	Not biological; not consisting of a biological substance or substances.
substitutenoun	(transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.
chosennoun	picked; selected
imported	used of especially merchandise brought from a foreign source
borrowed	a 2022 drama film directed by Carlos Rafael Betancourt and Oscar Ernesto Ortega.
embraced	a Swedish melodic black metal band formed in Malmö in 1993.
incorporated	(US) Being a type of company, a legal entity where the ownership has been arranged into shares. A shareholder has no responsibilities to the company and the potential losses of the shareholder are limited to the value of the stock turning to zero in the case of a bankruptcy.
assumed	Supposed or presumed.
acquired	(medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
accepted	Generally approved, believed, or recognized.
selected	That have been selected or chosen.
espoused	Married, engaged, or in a committed monogamous relationship.
proxynoun	An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
taken	(informal) In a serious romantic relationship.
appropriated	set aside for a specified purpose