Synonyms of adapters

adapters

noun

variants also adaptors

plural of adapter

as in accessories

something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment

adapters for the food mixer include a meat grinder and an ice cream maker

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accessories
• options
• appliances
• appendages
• attachments
• accoutrements
• add-ons
• additives
• equipments
• adjuncts
• subsidiaries
• enhancements
• accompaniments
• furnishings
• supplements
• ornaments
• appurtenances
• complements
• fillers
• auxiliaries
• embroideries
• incidentals
• amenities
• trappings
• luxuries
• trimmings
• adornments
• paraphernalia
• decorations
• extras
• nonnecessities
• nonessentials
• embellishments
• trims
• habiliments
• garnishes
• bells and whistles
• frills
• doodads

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• requirements
• necessities
• essentials
• requisites

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adapters

The larger case easily stows a Kindle or iPad Mini, power bank, digital camera, earbuds, and more; the smaller one stashes cords and adapters. — Morgan Ashley Parker, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026

Although the team needed to design adapters to allow each robot to hold surgical tools, operators said controlling them from afar felt unexpectedly natural. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 July 2026

Most companies have drawers full of cables, adapters and spare monitors nobody uses. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Those connections on the right side are ConnectX-7 network adapters, which provide 200Gbps of bandwidth. — Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026

The bards were the first adapters. — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026

The studio hired local comedy writers and script adapters to restructure certain jokes and insert slang and cultural references so the humor in the movie was funny to more than just Americas. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 June 2026

Between those two modular adaptors, the Captain's Crunch is able to offer a set of functions quite comparable to the original Crunch, plus plenty more the user can add by way of additional T-shank implements and bits. — New Atlas, 4 June 2026

SpaceX is developing the prototype to be capable of refueling midflight in a complex process that requires two Starships equipped with docking adapters to meet in orbit to transfer propellant. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 May 2026