ADAPTATIONS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

adaptations

noun

plural of adaptation

as in adaptions

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

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maladaptations

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Recent Examples of adaptations The book option was spearheaded by Studiocanal Stories, the studio’s new label dedicated to literary adaptations, with Angela Cheng Caplan of Cheng Caplan Company negotiating on McFadden’s behalf. —

Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 May 2026 The company’s label Studiocanal Stories, which is focused on literary adaptations, spearheaded the book option. —

Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026 Several silver screen adaptations followed, including Peter Brook’s 1963 take and Harry Hook’s 1990 movie. —

Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026 Its long-term goal is to create a market for film rights to adaptations of literary works from the region, thereby strengthening cooperation between the film and book industries. —

Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 May 2026 Thereafter Paramount Pictures and later Cinemax considered film and TV adaptations, respectively, but both eventually scrapped their plans. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026 That’s where most adaptations, for all their faithfulness, come up short. —

Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 May 2026 The authors of the new study observe that large marine vertebrates and cephalopods (octopuses and their kin) independently evolved similar adaptations. —

Kate Wong, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026 The fun parts for me are the novel solutions, the adaptations and also of course whales and space! —

Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for adaptations

Noun

Nearly 40% of the adaptions tracked in the report are based on formats that debuted more than 10 years ago, almost doubling the figure from the previous report.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Anyone who’s read 19th century novels or watched their screen adaptions knows that ballroom dance scenes tend to be loaded with drama, social jockeying and, above all, romantic intrigue.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026