Synonyms of adapts

adapts

verb

present tense third-person singular of adapt

as in adjusts

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

• adjusts
• conforms
• tailors
• suits
• puts
• customizes
• shapes
• fits
• accommodates
• prepares
• edits
• conditions
• acclimates
• transforms
• acclimatizes
• modifies
• fashions
• matches
• alters
• doctors
• converts
• readjusts
• bends
• equips
• establishes
• corrects
• models
• revises
• patterns
• harmonizes
• attunes
• reworks
• tunes
• orients
• regulates
• orientates
• roots
• familiarizes
• recycles
• gears
• reclaims
• readapts
• reinvents
• recasts
• hardens
• accustoms
• acquaints
• settles
• habituates
• redesigns
• rehearses
• naturalizes
• refocuses
• squares
• trains
• toughens
• readies
• inures
• remakes
• remodels
• seasons
• refashions
• revamps
• refigures
• primes
• rigs
• fine-tunes
• redevelops
• rejiggers
• reengineers
• makes over
• phases
• registers
• redoes
• fiddles (with)
• habilitates
• refits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adapts

The nervous system adapts too, becoming better able to activate and coordinate muscle movement. — Linda M. Boland, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

With Nolan and Emma Thomas producing for Syncopy, The Odyssey adapts Homer’s epic poem in telling the story of Odysseus (Damon) making his way home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

Nuclear plant operators could soon train with software that creates scenarios, explains plant physics, and adapts assessments to individual performance. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

Portugal’s Small Death in Lisbon comes from British author Robert Wilson, who adapts his own novel. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

But the spirits company is now struggling, as China’s business world adapts to the tech-heavy artificial intelligence era. — Evelyn Cheng,jenny Lee, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Plus, Game Picture Mode adapts to any game and will fill your screen, leaving no gaps in visuals. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

Instead, what the data keeps describing is a consumer who bends in specific, visible places, adapts and stubbornly declines to break in aggregate. — Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

The memory foam interior adapts to your neck, and an adjustable Velcro closure gives you a personalized fit. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026