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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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Families can also create irrevocable trusts to remove countable assets towards Medicaid qualification, but remember, irrevocable trusts are usually unchangeable.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Policies Vary by Location As generous as Aldi’s approach can be, there are a few places where the rules are solid and unchangeable.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 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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God will always be the sole source of each one’s invariable, operable, ceaseless good.—
Jan Keeler Vincent,
Christian Science Monitor,
15 Aug. 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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Flock also says every search is permanently logged in an immutable audit trail.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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The interest rate may be seen as a stand-in for immutable deep parameters like people’s rate of time preference, or as a price set within the financial system, which can be modified to achieve our collective goals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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But lawmakers who chafed at being pushed around by the inflexible governor’s demands for the past eight years found their backbone just in time to do the wrong thing.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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These dishes are powerful but also inflexible.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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The two-tier housing market that's developed—supply-elastic Sunbelt versus supply-inelastic coastal—has very different implications for buyers in each geography.—
Jason Kirsch,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Procter and Gamble has also now paid a dividend for 136 consecutive years — yet another indicator of the inelastic nature of the consumer demand for its products.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Without such a measure, the trick becomes too easy—stop the IRS from finishing the audit, declare there was no fixed debt, and walk away having avoided both the tax and the tax consequences of forgiveness.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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At that age, there's typically a little more financial certainty, as many retirees are claiming their maximum Social Security benefit and have adjusted to living on a fixed income.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Even a small change to a pre-established part of your schedule — like having breakfast outside instead of at the table — can break couples out of flying on autopilot.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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In some instances, mounds that were removed or holes that were filled were later re-established, volunteers say.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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“Unadaptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unadaptable. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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