unadapted
Not yet changed
Unadapted describes something that has not been modified to fit new conditions or purposes.
A novel unadapted for film remains in its original form.
Species unadapted to changing environments may face extinction.
The word often implies a lack of adjustment where adjustment might be expected or beneficial: The curriculum remained unadapted to modern needs.
Disputed or questioned
- misfitOne who doesn't fit in
- ill-suitedNot appropriate for
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
- incongruousNot fitting together harmoniously
mismatched · uncomfortable · out of place · unsuited · discordant · awkward · floundering · unacclimatized
Not limited to one field
- unevolvedNot having changed form
- primitiveIn earliest form
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- maladaptedPoorly suited to conditions
original form · unsurvivable · vulnerable · unselected · unmodified · wild-type · native species · endemic
From another nation
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- outsiderOne excluded from group
nonnative · unintegrated · displaced · newcomer · unfamiliar · unaccustomed · estranged · isolated
Not modified whatsoever
- unmodifiedWithout any changes
- originalFirst or inventive
- pristinePure and untouched
- untouchedNot contacted or affected
raw · unprocessed · authentic · genuine · pure · native · natural · intact
Unable to bend
- stiffNot easily bent
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- fixedRestored or immovable
unchangeable · immutable · static · intransigent · obstinate · uncompromising · unaccommodating · hardened
challenged
Disputed or questioned
- misfitOne who doesn't fit in
- ill-suitedNot appropriate for
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
incongruous · mismatched · uncomfortable · out of place · unsuited · discordant · awkward · floundering · unacclimatized · unprepared
unspecialized
Not limited to one field
original form · maladapted · unsurvivable · vulnerable · unselected · unmodified · wild-type · native species · endemic · indigenous
foreign
From another nation
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
outsider · nonnative · unintegrated · displaced · newcomer · unfamiliar · unaccustomed · estranged · isolated · detached
unaltered
Not modified whatsoever
- unmodifiedWithout any changes
- originalFirst or inventive
- pristinePure and untouched
untouched · raw · unprocessed · authentic · genuine · pure · native · natural · intact · preserved
rigid
Unable to bend
- stiffNot easily bent
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unbendingRefusing to change position
fixed · unchangeable · immutable · static · intransigent · obstinate · uncompromising · unaccommodating · hardened · set
unadaptedadapted
Made fit for purpose
modified · customized · tailored · adjusted · altered
unadaptedadapted
Made fit for purpose
evolved · fitted · specialized · suited · acclimated
unadaptedadapted
Made fit for purpose
accustomed · habituated · acclimated · adjusted · used