What is another word for Adaptation?
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act of adapting, converting
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condition of something resulting from change, conversion
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act of adapting, converting
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conversion, act of adapting
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converting, act of adapting
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conversion, act of adapting
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adjustment, acclimatization
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adjustment, acclimatization
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condition of something resulting from change, acclimatization
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condition of something resulting from change, acclimatization
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acclimatization, adjustment
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condition of something resulting from change
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condition of something resulting from change
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- reworking
- transformation
- variation
- adjustment
- adoption
- alteration
- conversion
- modification
- shift
- refitting
- remodeling
- acclimatization
- agreement
- compliance
- correspondence
- familiarization
- habituation
- naturalization
- accustomedness
- assuefaction
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How to use adaptation in a sentence
Dramatic adaptation in expressing various characters, emotions, and motives is potentially very great.
EXPRESSIVE VOICE CULTUREJESSIE ELDRIDGE SOUTHWICK
Man was about to be subjected to an extraordinary strain, which he could only meet by an extraordinary adaptation.
MAN AND HIS ANCESTORCHARLES MORRIS
An adaptation of the electrol device that had appeared on the most modern ships, Harkness knew how to handle it.
ASTOUNDING STORIES, MAY, 1931VARIOUS
M. Gevaert regards the adaptation of the scheme to the other keys as the result of a gradual process of extension.
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WORDS RELATED TO ADAPTATION
- adaptation
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- fifty-fifty deal
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- rebate
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- accommodation
- adaptation
- adjustment
- amendment
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- correction
- difference
- diversification
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- mid-course correction
- modification
- mutation
- reformation
- remodeling
- reshaping
- revision
- shift
- switch
- switchover
- transformation
- transmutation
- turn
- variance
- variation
- acclimatization
- acculturation
- adaptation
- conformity
- familiarization
- orientation
- settling in
- accommodation
- accordance
- adaptation
- adequacy
- admissibility
- agreeableness
- applicability
- appositeness
- aptitude
- aptness
- assimilation
- auspiciousness
- compatibility
- competence
- concurrency
- congeniality
- congruousness
- consistency
- consonance
- convenience
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- decency
- decorum
- eligibility
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- harmony
- keeping
- order
- patness
- pertinence
- preparedness
- propriety
- qualification
- readiness
- relevancy
- rightness
- seasonableness
- seemliness
- suitability
- timeliness
- adaptation
- adjustment
- alteration
- change
- conversion
- correction
- refitting
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.4 / 14 votes
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adaptation
Synonyms:
accommodation, adjustment, admeasurement, conformity, coincidenceAntonyms:
inconformity, incongruity, incompatibility, disharmony, misfit, malformation, mismeasurement
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adaptation, versionnoun
a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
«the play is an adaptation of a short novel»
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adaption, reading, translation, adjustment, interpretation, rendering, variant, variation, interlingual rendition, version, edition -
adaptation, adaption, adjustmentnoun
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
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adaption, accommodation, adjustment, readjustment, modification, alteration, fitting, allowance, version, registration -
adaptationnoun
(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
Synonyms:
adjustment, version, adaption
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- Adjustment
- Organic Process
- Physiology
- Writing
PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 2 votes
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List of paraphrases for «adaptation»:
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?
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Philip Goulder:
HIV adaptation to the most effective immune responses we can make against it comes at a significant cost to its ability to replicate, anything we can do to increase the pressure on HIV in this way may allow scientists to reduce the destructive power of HIV over time.
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Richard Lugar:
Governance requires adaptation to shifting circumstances, it often requires finding common ground with Americans who have a different vision than your own. It requires leaders who believe … that their first responsibility to their constituents is to apply their best judgment.
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Kamiar Mohaddes:
Without mitigation and adaptation policies, many countries are likely to experience sustained temperature increases relative to historical norms and suffer major income losses as a result.
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Bikram Ghosh:
The training was well received — it was clear that local-level officials want more information on basic climate science and adaptation measures before they can make the leap to project development.
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Barbara Buchner:
(Climate spending) is going in the right direction but more needs to happen, and clearly on the adaptation side as well.
Translations for adaptation
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- تكيفArabic
- uyğunlaşma, adaptasiyaAzerbaijani
- свикване, адаптация, пригаждане, приспособяванеBulgarian
- adaptacióCatalan, Valencian
- přizpůsobení, adaptaceCzech
- tilpasningDanish
- AnpassungGerman
- προσαρμογήGreek
- adaptoEsperanto
- modificación, versión, ajuste, adaptaciónSpanish
- sopeutuminen, sovitus, mukautuminenFinnish
- adaptationFrench
- adaptaciónGalician
- अनुकूलनHindi
- adaptasyonHaitian Creole
- adaptasiIndonesian
- adattamentoItalian
- 適応Japanese
- aanpassingDutch
- adaptaçãoPortuguese
- adaptareRomanian
- адапта́ция, приспоса́бливание, обрабо́тка, привыка́ниеRussian
- anpassningSwedish
- అనుసరణTelugu
- intibak, alışma, uyum, adaptasyonTurkish
- 适应Chinese
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1 adjustment, alteration, change, conversion, modification, refitting, remodelling, reworking, shift, transformation, variation, version
2 acclimatization, accustomedness, familiarization, habituation, naturalization
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adaptation
( adaptations plural )
1 n-count An adaptation of a book or play is a film or a television programme that is based on it.
…Branagh’s screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s Henry the Fifth.
2 n-uncount Adaptation is the act of changing something or changing your behaviour to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation.
Most living creatures are capable of adaptation when compelled to do so.
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