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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The brand works with people with disabilities to create adaptable jeans, stoma bags, and other pieces of clothing.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
“Israelis are very adaptable, everyone’s just doing what they can within the reaches of their own sanity.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
Scientists believe these adaptable microorganisms, which rely heavily on iron and carry out ammonia oxidation, could significantly influence how nutrients are distributed throughout the oceans as the climate continues to change.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026
"But it is interesting to note that the more adaptable pinks have proven less popular than we might have assumed, and green and red varieties negligible, highlighting the importance in maintaining cultivated diversity in gardens."
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Over the eons of unhurried time that is nature’s, life reached an adjustment with destructive forces as selection weeded out the less adaptable and only the most resistant survived.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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