ADAPTIONS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

adaptions

noun

plural of adaption

as in adaptations

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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maladaptations

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Recent Examples of adaptions Hankey will show some birds of prey and discuss their characteristics and adaptions. —

Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026 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 Like many other recent true crime adaptions, the show has nothing to say, and there's zero artistry in its lurid retelling of a man murdering his wife and son. —

Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Accessibility Stairs, walkways, and hillsides make up a lot of the resort, and accessibility adaptations don't widely exist at present.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
The series is based both on the book and the two film adaptations that preceded it − one starring Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum from 1962, and the other directed by Martin Scorsese with Robert DeNiro as Cady from 1991.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 June 2026