adaptable [uh-dap-tuh-buhl] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
adaptable [uh-dap-tuh-buhl]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: able and usually willing to change
Synonyms: AC-DC, adjustable, all around, alterable, can-do, changeable, compliant, conformable, convertible, ductile, easy-going, flexible, hanging loose, malleable, modifiable, moldable, plastic, pliable, pliant, resilient, supple, switch-hitting, tractable, variable, versatile
Antonyms: inflexible, intractable, nonconforming, unadaptable
Main Entry: compatible
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: agreeable, in harmony
Synonyms: accordant, adaptable, appropriate, congenial, congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant, cooperative, cotton to, fit, fitting, getting along with, harmonious, having good vibes, hitting it off, in keeping, in sync with, in the groove, like-minded, meet, on the same wavelength, proper, reconcilable, simpatico, suitable, sympathetic, together
Antonyms: antagonistic, antipathetic, disagreeable, incompatible, inharmonious, unsuitable, unsuited
Main Entry: convenient
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: appropriate, useful
Synonyms: acceptable, accommodating, adaptable, adapted, advantageous, agreeable, aiding, assisting, available, beneficial, comfortable, commodious, conducive, contributive, decent, favorable, fit, fitted, good, handy, helpful, in public interest, opportune, proper, ready, roomy, seasonable, serviceable, suitable, suited, time-saving, timely, user-friendly, well-planned
Antonyms: awkward, inappropriate, inconvenient, ineffectual, inopportune, unadaptable, unhandy, unsuited, unuseful
Example Sentences
  • Well, they have brains and bodies that are way more adaptable than software and hardware.
  • We humans can also continue to use those ideas to make technologies more adaptable and robust.
  • They are extremely adaptable and are therefore found in habitats across the globe.
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Main Entry: convertible
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: changeable
Synonyms: able to be changed, adaptable, adjustable, exchangeable, modifiable, swappable, switchable
Main Entry: docile
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: compliant, submissive
Synonyms: accommodating, acquiescent, adaptable, agreeable, amenable, biddable, childlike, complacent, cool, docious, ductile, easily influenced, easy, easygoing, gentle, governable, humble, laid-back, manageable, meek, mellow, mild, obedient, obliging, orderly, pliable, pliant, quiet, resigned, soft, tame, teachable, tractable, usable, weak-kneed, well-behaved, willing, yielding
Antonyms: determined, headstrong, inflexible, intractable, obstinate, opinionated, stubborn, uncooperative, unyielding
Main Entry: ductile
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: pliant, flexible
Synonyms: adaptable, amenable, biddable, docile, extensile, malleable, manageable, moldable, plastic, pliable, responsive, submitting, supple, tractable, yielding
Antonyms: hard, inflexible, intractable, stiff, unyielding
Main Entry: elastic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: pliant, rubbery
Synonyms: adaptable, bouncy, buoyant, ductile, extendible, extensible, flexible, irrepressible, limber, lithe, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliable, resilient, rubberlike, springy, stretchable, stretchy, supple, tempered, yielding
Antonyms: inelastic, rigid, stiff, tense, unflexible, unyielding
Main Entry: handy
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: easy to use
Synonyms: adaptable, advantageous, available, beneficial, central, convenient, functional, gainful, helpful, manageable, neat, practicable, practical, profitable, ready, serviceable, useful, utile, wieldy
Antonyms: awkward, hard, inconvenient, unhandy, useless
Main Entry: lissom
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: supple
Synonyms: adaptable, agile, bendable, bending, elastic, flexible, graceful, limber, lithe, lithesome, loose, malleable, moldable, pliable, pliant, resilient, rubber, springy, stretchy, wiry
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