READAPTING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

readapting

verb

present participle of readapt

as in adapting

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Verb

His novel Dissolution, is currently in development at Sony Pictures with Eric Heisserer adapting and Chronology and Temple Hill producing.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Binge’s novel Dissolution is currently in development at Sony Pictures with Eric Heisserer adapting and Chronology and Temple Hill co-producing.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of adapting

Verb

As more homes become available in many markets, sellers are increasingly adjusting prices to attract qualified buyers heading into the fall homebuying season.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
The 49ers have been Down Under for more than a week, adjusting their body clocks in the traditional manner and winning over thousands of Aussie fans who appreciate their commitment to the historic moment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of adjusting

Verb

Everyone from the president of the New York Yankees (Randy Levine) to an oil billionaire (Cody Campbell) to a private equity firm (Smash Capital) is shaping the future of college athletics with no meaningful input from actual college athletes.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
This is part of how Hollywood helped make the gerbil legend, shaping stars to deliver fantasies but telling lies along the way.

— Allen Salkin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of shaping

Verb

The formula is also packed with moisture-binding ingredients, including sodium lactate, PCA, and sodium PCA, alongside conditioning polymers that boost shine, softness, and manageability.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 5 Sep. 2026
The room in its entirety is tasked with conditioning the work; in this sense, all the work in the museum becomes site-specific.

— Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of conditioning

Verb

Rams players, however, are arriving in Melbourne just one day before the game, while their opponents chartered a plane last week and have already been acclimating to the 17-hour time zone difference.

— Jessica Golden, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
For all his exposure to high-level competition while growing up in Southern California and playing for Team USA, Crow-Armstrong was still only 21, acclimating to the speed of the game and trying to fit into a team undergoing a late-season collapse.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of acclimating

Verb

The key lesson for personal branding is to embrace distinctiveness, substance, and a unique voice, rather than conforming to generic professionalism.

— William Arruda, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Joby has flown its first FAA-conforming aircraft and entered the final stage of type certification.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of conforming

Verb

One subject, the podcaster Andrew Gold, begins tailoring his content to anti-woke audiences, racking up huge numbers by playing to the preexisting grievances of his angry followers.

— Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Chris Finch has a lot of work to do in tailoring an offense to maximize this team’s strengths.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of tailoring

Verb

But if not, there’s nothing wrong with playing an experienced guy such as Fowler and not putting Lindstein in a position to fail.

— Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The ratios offer a little more room for expenses by putting a little less toward savings than the longstanding gold standard, the 50/30/20 budget.

— Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026

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