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Synonyms of borrow

5 similar words · 6 opposite words

Another word for borrow is scunge. Other synonyms of borrow are adopt, use, creance and desume. The opposite of borrow is lend.

Synonyms and similar words for borrow

verbTo adopt (an idea) as one's own.

verbMore synonyms

  • scungeTo scrounge; to borrow.
  • creance obsoleteTo get on credit; to borrow.
  • desume obsoleteTo borrow, extract, or select.

Opposite of borrow

verbAntonym(s) of “receive temporarily”.

verbAntonym(s) of “in arithmetic”.

verbMore antonyms

Meaning of borrow

  1. verb To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
  2. verb To receive money from a bank or other lender under the agreement that the lender will be paid back over time.
  3. verb To adopt (an idea) as one's own.

Full definition of borrow

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Questions about synonyms of borrow

What is another word for borrow?
Borrow has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as scunge, adopt, use, creance and desume.
What is the opposite of borrow?
The opposite of borrow is lend. Other antonyms of borrow are take, return and buy.
What does borrow mean?
Borrow means to receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: borrow (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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