adaptable
Americanadjective
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capable of being adapted.
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able to adjust oneself readily to different conditions.
an adaptable person.
Other Word Forms
- adaptability noun
- adaptableness noun
- nonadaptable adjective
- readaptable adjective
- superadaptable adjective
- superadaptably adverb
- unadaptable adjective
Etymology
Origin of adaptable
Example Sentences
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Yet from that point on, he proved to be remarkably adaptable, maintaining his livelihood as a painter through religious and political turmoil aplenty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The brand works with people with disabilities to create adaptable jeans, stoma bags, and other pieces of clothing.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
According to the researchers, this separation of roles helps explain why human memory is so adaptable.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
While historians often portray Cromwell as “a hypocrite or a double-dealer,” here he’s a dexterous politician, a pragmatic and adaptable leader who “could ride two horses at once, while advancing three agendas.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Long before the age of man, insects inhabited the earth — a group of extraordinarily varied and adaptable beings.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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