acclimatable

Able to adapt

Acclimatable describes something or someone capable of adjusting to new conditions, particularly climate or environment.

Plants that are acclimatable can survive being moved to different growing zones; people who are acclimatable adapt well to unfamiliar surroundings.

The species proved acclimatable to colder temperatures than expected.

The word appears most often in horticultural and ecological contexts.

resilient

resilient

Able to recover quickly

durable · sturdy · tenacious · persevering · enduring · steadfast · recovering · surviving · vigorous · strong

pliable

flexible

Able to bend freely

yielding · supple · elastic · ductile · bendable · limber · plastic · moldable · shapeable · impressionable

adaptable

adaptable

Able to adjust readily

receptive · accommodating · conformable · cooperative · open-minded · modifiable · configurable · customizable · tailorable · tunable

Opposites
adaptability to new conditions

acclimatableunadaptable

Cannot modify to fit

inadaptable · inflexible · unadjustable · rigid · fixed

Family

climate, acclimate, climatic, acclimatize, acclimation, acclimatization, climatology, acclimatized, acclimated

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G