Adoptive Synonyms and Antonyms

ə-dŏptĭv
Acquired as your own by free choice
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. adopted
Of parents and children; related by adoption
(Adjective)
Antonyms:
  1. biological
  2. native

Words Related to Adoptive

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. adopt
  2. step-parent
  3. stepparent
  4. foster-child
  5. stepchild
  6. parent-s
  7. step-children

Adoptive Sentence Examples

  • Like her adoptive mother, Destiny was mesmerized by the chocolate gaze and rich deep voice.

  • That was a double-edged hurt, though, because Alex adored his adoptive father.

  • Frowning, she went to the kitchen, worried Evelyn's cat found its way home from its adoptive parents up the street.

  • The adopted child may have trouble fitting into the adoptive family when genetic traits are not mirrored or reflected.

  • They held that the duality of natures implied a distinction between two modes of sonship in Christ - the natural or proper, and the adoptive.

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