adapting
Modifying for circumstances
Adapting is adjusting to new conditions or purposes.
A species adapts to its environment over generations; a person adapts to a new job in weeks.
To adapt a novel for film is to reshape it for a different medium: The screenwriter spent two years adapting the book.
Adapting implies flexibility—changing yourself or something else to fit changed circumstances.
Suitable or proper
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
- customizingAltering to individual preference
- modifyingChanging partially
- alteringMaking changes to
tweaking · calibrating · configuring · reshaping · revising · refining · reworking · retooling
Adjusting to new conditions
- adjustingAltering to correct
- habituatingAdapting through repeated exposure
- familiarizingMaking something known
- assimilatingAbsorbing into a whole
integrating · settling · naturalizing · conditioning · desensitizing · hardening · seasoning · tempering
Capacity to recover quickly
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- fitnessGood physical shape
- hardinessAbility to endure adversity
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
persistence · fortitude · robustness · survivability · toughness · coping · thriving · overcoming
Fresh interpretation of existing material
- reinterpretingExplaining meaning anew
- translatingConverting between languages
- convertingChanging form or function
- reworkingModifying something already made
updating · modernizing · localizing · repurposing · arranging · transposing · novelizing · dramatizing
Capable in varied contexts
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- suppleFlexing without damage
adjustable · modifiable · responsive · agile · nimble · elastic · dynamic · fluid
Differential reproductive success
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- variationChange from a norm
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
fitness · heredity · trait · niche · coevolution · mimicry · camouflage · radiation
fitting
Suitable or proper
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
- customizingAltering to individual preference
- modifyingChanging partially
altering · tweaking · calibrating · configuring · reshaping · revising · refining · reworking · retooling · conforming
acclimatizing
Adjusting to new conditions
- adjustingAltering to correct
- habituatingAdapting through repeated exposure
- familiarizingMaking something known
assimilating · integrating · settling · naturalizing · conditioning · desensitizing · hardening · seasoning · tempering · inuring
resilience
Capacity to recover quickly
tenacity · persistence · fortitude · robustness · survivability · toughness · coping · thriving · overcoming · withstanding
reimagining
Fresh interpretation of existing material
- reinterpretingExplaining meaning anew
- translatingConverting between languages
- convertingChanging form or function
reworking · updating · modernizing · localizing · repurposing · arranging · transposing · novelizing · dramatizing · screenplay
versatile
Capable in varied contexts
supple · adjustable · modifiable · responsive · agile · nimble · elastic · dynamic · fluid · open-minded
natural selection
Differential reproductive success
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- variationChange from a norm
divergence · fitness · heredity · trait · niche · coevolution · mimicry · camouflage · radiation · convergence
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- handlingdealing with, handling, managing, coping, addressing
- Belonging/Integrationintegration, assimilation, settling, embedding, acclimatization
- familiarizationfamiliarizing, acquainting, orienting, introducing, accustoming
- settling inunpacking, nesting, adjusting, arranging, decorating
- adjustingtuning, readjusting, calibrating, tweaking, modifying
adaptingrigidifying
Making firm and unbending
stagnating · ossifying · maintaining · sticking · stabilizing
adaptingresisting
Actively opposing pressure
defying · rebelling · holding out · refusing · persevering
adaptingrigidifying
Making firm and unbending
stiffening · inflexible · rigid · unyielding · unbending
- adaptive learningInstruction adjusting to learner
- adaptive sportsAthletics modified for disabilities
- adaptive cruise controlAutomated speed and spacing system
- adaptive clothingGarments for limited mobility
- adaptive cruiseSelf-regulating vehicle speed system
- adaptive behaviorContext-appropriate functional responses