Adopted and Refuse

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Adopted

Adopted adjective - Acquired as your own by free choice.
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Refuse is an antonym for adopted.
Nearby Words: adoption, adopting, adoptee, adoptive, adoptability

Refuse

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
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Adopted is an antonym for refuse.
Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser
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  • Department of Child Disservices Drawn Together bounces around with this, because while they do take children out of the neglectful and incompetent care of Toot and Foxxy Love, they refuse to put Toot's adopted baby with the same people Foxxy's children are with currently because they're horrible people.
    Source: Department of Child Disservices
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