adopted

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US/əˈdɑptɪd/UK/əˈdɒptɪd/

adjective

Having been received into a relationship (especially a filial relationship) through adoption; adoptive.

“He was travelling under his adopted name and appearance.”

Similar
adoptive
Opposite
native
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Meanings

adjectiveadopted (comparative more adopted, superlative most adopted)

comparative more adopted · superlative most adopted

  1. Having been received into a relationship (especially a filial relationship) through adoption; adoptive.
  2. Having been assumed, chosen.

    He was travelling under his adopted name and appearance.

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of adopt

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveacquired as your own by free choice

Similar
adoptive
Opposite
native
Also see
adoptive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish adoptado
  • adoptadoadoptive
Cite this entry
APA

adopted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adopted

MLA

“adopted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adopted. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adopted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adopted.

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