as in adaptable
able to do many different kinds of things
a versatile baseball player can play any position this tool is versatile enough to serve as a wrench or pliers
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Recent Examples of versatile
The versatile Ferdi Kadioglu is only just back in contention after a toe injury which required surgery and ruled the Turkey international out from November onwards last season.
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Plantains are a starchy, versatile fruit best enjoyed cooked.
—Emily Brown, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
Good enough that, a scant two seasons into his career, the versatile Frenchman might already have a pretty good shot at hoops immortality.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Its development began in Japan in the late 1980s, where a seed research company spent eight years engineering a vegetable that was milder in taste than broccoli, better suited to warmer climates and more versatile in the kitchen.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Plantains are a starchy, versatile fruit best enjoyed cooked.
—Emily Brown, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
Good enough that, a scant two seasons into his career, the versatile Frenchman might already have a pretty good shot at hoops immortality.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Its development began in Japan in the late 1980s, where a seed research company spent eight years engineering a vegetable that was milder in taste than broccoli, better suited to warmer climates and more versatile in the kitchen.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for versatile
adaptable
Adjective
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Road trips, hikes, and beach destinations with pet-friendly hotels can work well for adaptable animals.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, GPUs remain extremely adaptable, capable of managing both training and inference across diverse models.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Versatile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/versatile. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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