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adaptations

NOUN

act of adapting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reworking transformation variation

STRONG

adjustment adoption alteration conversion modification shift

WEAK

refitting remodeling

NOUN

condition of something resulting from change

Synonyms

STRONG

acclimatization agreement compliance correspondence familiarization habituation naturalization

WEAK

accustomedness assuefaction

Antonyms

STRONG

disagreement

Example Sentences

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Why is it that series adaptations of comic books feel so much more satisfying than their film counterparts?

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The top line was dragged by a 23% decline in Webtoon’s IP adaptations business.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

If nature tends to reuse the same biological solutions, predicting future adaptations may become more achievable than previously thought.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Platitudes are for popsicle sticks and fortune cookies, not feature-length adaptations of literary classics intended to warn readers about how easily power can bleed into corruption.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Instead, by a variety of adaptations they utilize their victims for the nurture of their own young.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson