ADAPTION Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

adaption

noun

ə-ˈdap-shən

as in adaptation

the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation the store's slow adaption to shoppers' changing tastes spelled its doom

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maladaptation

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Recent Examples of adaption This weekend's domestic box office is rounded out by Moana 2 at No. 5 with $6.5 million, and the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and behemoth Broadway adaption Wicked vying for the sixth spot at $5 million a piece. —

Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025 Congratulations to you on the Amazon Prime adaption of The Better Sister starring Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks. —

Lizz Schumer, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025 Patti Murin's daughter finally does, over four years after the actress ended her run as the original Anna in the Broadway musical adaption of Frozen. —

Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024 Perhaps more than anything, how country music is evolving on Opryland Drive is the best bellwether for how well the genre is handling pop culture's broadest adaption and adoption, developing and refining its traditions. —

Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for adaption