Synonyms for adaptation
ˌæd əpˈteɪ ʃən

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1. adaptation, version(noun)

   a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form

   "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"

   Synonyms:
   adaption, reading, translation, adjustment, interpretation, rendering, variant, variation, interlingual rendition, version, edition

2. adaptation, adaption, adjustment(noun)

   the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

   Synonyms:
   adaption, accommodation, adjustment, readjustment, modification, alteration, fitting, allowance, version, registration

3. adaptation(noun)

   (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)

   Synonyms:
   adjustment, version, adaption

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(3.31 / 13 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. adaptation

   Synonyms:
   accommodation, adjustment, admeasurement, conformity, coincidence

   Antonyms:
   inconformity, incongruity, incompatibility, disharmony, misfit, malformation, mismeasurement

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1. contrafactum

   Submitted by anonymous on October 26, 2020  

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1. adaptation(n.)

   Synonyms:
   fitness, suitableness, appropriateness, aptness, adaptability, accommodation, harmony

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1. adaptation(n)

   Synonyms:
   adjustment, conformability

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1. List of paraphrases:

   adapting, adjustment, adapt, adaptive, coping, retrofit, adaptations, tailoring, adaption, customization, accommodation, adaptability, adapted, alignment, 'adaptation, habilitation, adjusting, adjust, transition, adjustments

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How to use adaptation in a sentence?

1. Barbara Buchner:

   We need to incentivize people to come in at scale to invest in adaptation or resilience.

2. Mr Stergiopoulos:

   We have demonstrated that two of the three most serious banana fungal diseases have become more virulent by increasing their ability to manipulate the banana’s metabolic path ways and make use of its nutrients, this parallel change in metabolism of the pathogen and the host plant has been overlooked until now and may represent a ‘ molecular fingerprint ’ of the adaptation process.

3. The UNECE:

   The adaptation to climate change of transport infrastructure has received very little attention so far and this is precisely what we want to change with this study.

4. Tim Gore:

   There is no excuse for the richest countries to continue to subsidize the fossil fuel industries, we are calling on them to cut those and channel the money into (climate) adaptation.

5. Sandeep Chamling Rai:

   For too long, reducing emissions and scaling up adaptation support has been hopelessly inadequate, this has resulted in worsening climate change impacts that exceed the ability of people and ecosystems to cope.

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