Adoption
Adoption noun - A legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit).
Undertaking and adoption are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Undertaking" instead a noun "Adoption".
Undertaking
Undertaking noun - Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted.
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Synonyms for Undertaking
Adoption and undertaking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adoption" instead a noun "Undertaking".
How words are described
| serious | serious adoption | serious undertaking |
| deliberate | deliberate adoption | deliberate undertaking |
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