Synonyms of adapting

adapting

verb

present participle of adapt

as in adjusting

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation

it always takes freshmen a little while to adapt themselves to high school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjusting
• tailoring
• conforming
• putting
• suiting
• shaping
• editing
• preparing
• customizing
• fitting
• acclimating
• accommodating
• fashioning
• modifying
• conditioning
• transforming
• altering
• matching
• acclimatizing
• converting
• doctoring
• bending
• establishing
• readjusting
• equipping
• correcting
• revising
• tuning
• modeling
• reworking
• remaking
• redesigning
• gearing
• readapting
• orienting
• regulating
• harmonizing
• attuning
• rooting
• training
• reclaiming
• orientating
• recasting
• reinventing
• familiarizing
• squaring
• settling
• patterning
• remodeling
• acquainting
• recycling
• revamping
• rehearsing
• hardening
• refashioning
• reengineering
• redeveloping
• redoing
• accustoming
• refitting
• habituating
• readying
• refocusing
• toughening
• inuring
• priming
• phasing
• rigging
• naturalizing
• registering
• seasoning
• rejiggering
• refiguring
• making over
• habilitating
• fine-tuning
• fiddling (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adapting

This doesn’t mean adapting to screen size or device (adaptive or responsive design), but changing the interface structure to a specific user’s behavior. — Polina Chebanova, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Once factory manufacturing lines are established and production costs drop, engineers can begin adapting the technology for the broader electrical grid. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Even when the effects are more subtle, the relationship between genome and transposon seems to sometimes go deeper than that of a host adapting to an invading, self-interested genetic force. — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Lena Dunham is adapting the musical’s book with Jessica Huang, while Jepsen is writing the music and lyrics with Ethan Gruska, whose credits include Ryan Beatty, Fiona Apple and Phoebe Bridgers. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

There's evidence of people adapting to environmental change and making technological progress. — Samantha Watson, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026

The average company is 109 years old, and more than half have been in business for over a century, surviving global conflicts and adapting through multiple industrial revolutions. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026

Then there’s adapting global formats for the Canadian market, where local TV producers make productions happen. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Their first phone call was to discuss adapting Doctor Sleep, King’s sequel to The Shining. — Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026