Thesaurus
To save this word, you'll need to log in.
Synonyms & Antonyms of adaptation
the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation
- a careful adaptation of the book for the silver screen could take several years
Synonyms for adaptation
Words Related to adaptation
Near Antonyms for adaptation
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on adaptation
What made you want to look up adaptation? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Great Scrabble Words—A Quiz
- Which of the following Q-without-U words means the number five in cards or dice?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
Share adaptation
Time Traveler for adaptation
The first known use of adaptation was in 1597
See more words from the same year