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adaptive

/ʌdˈæptɪv/adjective3 syllables

Adaptive means: having a capacity for adaptation.

Synonyms for adaptive5

adjective, as in having a capacity for adaptation

adaptative, accommodative, reconciling, adaptational, adjustive

Opposites of adaptive

maladaptive

What does adaptive mean?1

adjective

1

having a capacity for adaptation“the adaptive coloring of a chameleon”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with adaptive?1

two syllables

captive
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Adaptive in a sentence

  • Spiders are very adaptive, especially when spinning a web.traductorazo
  • The authors looked at two different adaptive radiations in the fossil record.illiterate
  • African American religion has an eclectic and adaptive history.DuosDragonPolyglot
  • Sturm calls working with adaptive athletes one of the most rewarding parts of what he does.Cangarejo

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