ADAPTION Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

adaption

noun

ə-ˈdap-shən

as in adaptation

the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation the store's slow adaption to shoppers' changing tastes spelled its doom

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maladaptation

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Recent Examples of adaption The book is also partly an adaption of a thesis paper that Dapier wrote a decade ago as a graduate student of library sciences at University of Illinois. —

Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026 This could have implications for policymakers, climate finance and coastal adaption plans, the scientists said. —

Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026 The Little Prince is an adaption of the beloved 1943 novella by the French author and artist Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. —

Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 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 See All Example Sentences for adaption

Recent Examples of Synonyms for adaption

Noun

The theater is working with playwright Amy Freed to develop a new adaptation of the classic, which will debut in the next few years.

— Jeffrey Miller, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
So Much Cocaine What makes Goodfellas the perfect adaptation is its style, and how perfectly suited that style is to the content.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026