adapted
Changed to fit
Adapted means modified to fit new conditions or purposes.
A novel adapted for the screen has been reworked as a film.
An organism adapted to cold climates has evolved features suited to that environment.
The play was adapted from a short story.
Something well-adapted is suited to its situation; poorly adapted things struggle to function in their context.
Adjusted to surroundings
- adjustedChanged to improve fit
- accustomedAdapted through habit
- attunedAdjusted to perceive
- habituatedConditioned by repetition
conditioned · seasoned · inured · familiarized · naturalized · assimilated · settled · hardened
Changed from before
- customizedAdapted to specific requirements
- tweakedAltered in minor ways
- revisedChanged after reconsideration
- transformedFundamentally changed in nature
adjusted · reworked · updated · redesigned · converted · tailored · changed · reconfigured
Suited to circumstance
- fittingSuitable or proper
- aptNaturally suited or inclined
- tailoredAdjusted to fit exactly
- designedCreated according to plan
optimized · suited · purpose-built · ideal · relevant · applicable · conducive · compatible
Legally formed as company
- embeddedSet firmly within something
- mergedUnited into one
- unifiedCombined into one
- blendedMixed into uniformity
synthesized · amalgamated · cohesive · interconnected · interwoven · fused · consolidated · harmonized
Film's written blueprint
- dramatizationConverting events to performance
- novelizationAdapting films into books
- remakeNew version created
- reinterpretationNew understanding of something
faithful · liberties · source material · optioned · rights · abridged · condensed · reimagined
Species changing over generations
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- fitnessGood physical shape
survival · ancestry · descent · variation · genetics · phenotype · genotype · convergent evolution
acclimated
Adjusted to surroundings
- adjustedChanged to improve fit
- accustomedAdapted through habit
- attunedAdjusted to perceive
habituated · conditioned · seasoned · inured · familiarized · naturalized · assimilated · settled · hardened · toughened
altered
Changed from before
- customizedAdapted to specific requirements
- tweakedAltered in minor ways
- revisedChanged after reconsideration
transformed · adjusted · reworked · updated · redesigned · converted · tailored · changed · reconfigured · overhauled
appropriate
Suited to circumstance
designed · optimized · suited · purpose-built · ideal · relevant · applicable · conducive · compatible · specialized
incorporated
Legally formed as company
blended · synthesized · amalgamated · cohesive · interconnected · interwoven · fused · consolidated · harmonized · compatible
screenplay
Film's written blueprint
- dramatizationConverting events to performance
- novelizationAdapting films into books
- remakeNew version created
reinterpretation · faithful · liberties · source material · optioned · rights · abridged · condensed · reimagined · translated
evolution
Species changing over generations
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
fitness · survival · ancestry · descent · variation · genetics · phenotype · genotype · convergent evolution · divergent
- alteredmodified, changed, altered, edited, revised
- creative libertiesartistic license, poetic license, liberties, creative liberties, fictionalization
- Cultural adaptationanglicized, Hispanicized, Germanized, Hellenized, Latinized
- transformedchanged, transformed, altered, converted, modified
- conditionedtrained, habituated, programmed, shaped, molded
- differentiateddistinct, unique, separate, specialized, customized
adaptedoriginal
First or inventive
unmodified · unchanged · unadapted · unaltered · intact
adaptedmaladapted
Poorly suited to conditions
unfit · unsuited · unsuitable · ill-suited · mismatched
adaptedunaccustomed
Not yet familiar with
unadjusted · unfamiliar · unacclimated · unsettled · disoriented
- film adaptationMovie from prior source
- power adapterConverts electrical current for devices
- AC adapterConverts outlet power for electronics
- adaptive learningInstruction adjusting to learner
- travel adapterDevice bridging plug standards
- screen adaptationWork converted for cinema
adapt, adaptation, adaptable, adapting, adapts, adaptive, adapter, readapt, maladaptive