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Recent Examples of unadaptable
Werber’s intricate world-building and philosophical undercurrents have long been considered unadaptable, but Xilam and UGC have set off crack the beloved novel to deliver a high-concept series aimed at global family audiences, spanning from young viewers to adults who grew up with the bestseller.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
Over his decade-plus of work on FX series Legion and Fargo, Hawley has come to be heralded as an adaptor of unadaptable things, someone who distills the essence of an original work and then remixes it with fantastical touches and lived-in characters.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
People have talked about this being unadaptable.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2025
For a long time, the book was consider unadaptable due to its brutality.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
For years, Frank Herbert’s sweeping 1965 sci-fi novel — set in the distant future on a desert planet where powerful clans fight for control over the most precious substance in the universe — was considered all but unadaptable.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2023
The novel has been adapted by Noah Baumbach into a feature film starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, despite a reputation for being unadaptable because of its density of detail and its fractured, occasionally absurdist plot.
—Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2022
Apple TV+, striving to make its mark with a modest number of high quality series, opted to embark on the impossible and adapt the unadaptable.
—Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
Over his decade-plus of work on FX series Legion and Fargo, Hawley has come to be heralded as an adaptor of unadaptable things, someone who distills the essence of an original work and then remixes it with fantastical touches and lived-in characters.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
People have talked about this being unadaptable.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2025
For a long time, the book was consider unadaptable due to its brutality.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
For years, Frank Herbert’s sweeping 1965 sci-fi novel — set in the distant future on a desert planet where powerful clans fight for control over the most precious substance in the universe — was considered all but unadaptable.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2023
The novel has been adapted by Noah Baumbach into a feature film starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, despite a reputation for being unadaptable because of its density of detail and its fractured, occasionally absurdist plot.
—Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2022
Apple TV+, striving to make its mark with a modest number of high quality series, opted to embark on the impossible and adapt the unadaptable.
—Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unadaptable
Adjective
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Privacy advocates have warned about the risks of identity verification like World’s, as iris scans are unchangeable and could cause all manner of havoc in the wrong hands.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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On his first day back in office, Trump signed an executive order proclaiming that the U.S. recognizes only two unchangeable sexes, male and female.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Among other things, Marx is invoking the algebraic distinction between known and invariable (constant) and unknown (variable) values.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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The invariable staleness of manufactured chips that are not just-made will clash with the freshness of your guacamole’s flavors.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Since day one, whenever Draft One is used to generate an initial narrative, its use is stored in Axon Evidence’s unalterable digital audit trail, which can be retrieved by agencies on any report.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 July 2025
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Its decentralized ledger technology can create unalterable records of each point in the sourcing and delivery process.—
Ramachander Rao Thallada,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Winter, meanwhile, often sees snow in the broader region, and the skies might fill with beautifully bruised clouds providing contrast to the immutable ochre rocks.—
Tim Chester,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026
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Why Bitcoin’s Rules Cannot Bend This is precisely why bitcoin's immutable protocol rules matter.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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These numbers serve as a measurement for the state of the country and are strongly affected by national crises, economic conditions and the often inflexible division in American politics.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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The distinctive lifestyle of elite athletes can create a hotbed for eating disorders and disordered eating, meaning restrictive, compulsive, irregular or inflexible eating patterns, all of which can occur on a spectrum.—
Emily Hemendinger,
The Conversation,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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So the tax law in New York is inelastic.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Changes in demand greatly affect the price since supply is inelastic.—
William Jones,
Ascend Agency,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There’s no fixed lunch or dinner menu; the chef builds each day’s offerings around what’s freshest and in season.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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Most scenes are shot from a fixed camera position, which can accentuate the level of tedium when there’s not much happening.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Challenging the status quo Lehtimaki argues that resistance from established companies is not unusual when disruptive technology emerges.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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Gage argued the department flouted certain established safety protocols that called for the presence of certified trainers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Unadaptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unadaptable. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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