adaptable
[uh-dap-tuh-buh l]
- capable of being adapted.
- able to adjust oneself readily to different conditions: an adaptable person.
Show More
Origin of adaptable
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Related Words
resilientflexiblecompliantmalleableversatileAC-DCadjustablechangeableconformableconvertibleductileplasticpliablepliantsuppletractablevariablealterablemoldablecan-doExamples from the Web for adaptable
Contemporary Examples
She thinks the brand is adaptable for people who believe in other forms of Christianity as well.
Former Victoria’s Secret Model Kylie Bisutti Releases Christian Clothing Line, God Inspired FashionMisty White Sidell
August 7, 2013
Holmes is the most adaptable of characters, having been portrayed by more actors than any other.
This is how America likes to think of itself: unconstrained by the past, generous, adaptable, pragmatic.
Historical Examples
They had to be adaptable and capable of carrying delicate and large responsibility.
Herbert HooverVernon Kellogg
Because they were so likable and intelligent and adaptable—they were vastly dangerous!
ZenJerome Bixby
Few words are more elastic and adaptable than the verb substantive.
Messages from the Epistle to the HebrewsHandley C.G. Moule
Which of the possessions of the United States are adaptable for cane-sugar?
Commercial GeographyJacques W. Redway
One can get accustomed to anything—man is as adaptable as the trees.
Through Finland in CartsEthel Brilliana Alec-Tweedie
Word Origin and History for adaptable
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper