ADAPTATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ADAPTATION?

Need another word that means the same as “adaptation”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “adaptation” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Adaptation” are: adaption, adjustment, version, converting, conversion, alteration, modification, transformation, conformity, acclimatization, accommodation, familiarization, habituation, orientation, conditioning, hardening, seasoning, acculturation, assimilation, integration, domestication, naturalization

Adaptation as a Noun

Definitions of "Adaptation" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “adaptation” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions.
• The process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.
• (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light.
• A film, television drama, or stage play that has been adapted from a written work.
• The responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light.
• A written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form.
• The action or process of adapting or being adapted.

Synonyms of "Adaptation" as a noun (22 Words)

acclimatization	The process or result of becoming accustomed to a new climate or to new conditions. I d suggest a period of acclimatization is in order for both you and the dog.
accommodation	The automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye. Accommodation to a separate political entity was not possible.
acculturation	All the knowledge and values shared by a society. The process of acculturation may impact both social and psychological well being.
adaption	The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions.
adjustment	The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment. Only slight adjustments to the boat are necessary.
alteration	The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment. Alterations had to be made.
assimilation	The fact of a sound being made more like another in the same or next word. There are many assimilations and elisions of consonants and vowels.
conditioning	The procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable’s effect by comparison with a control condition. Social conditioning.
conformity	Orthodoxy in thoughts and belief. Their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices.
conversion	Repentance and change to a godly life. Gavin Hastings landed one penalty and one conversion.
converting	A person who has been converted to another religious or political belief.
domestication	The process of making someone fond of and good at home life and the tasks that it involves. This book covers the evolution and domestication of six important cereal crops.
familiarization	The action or process of gaining knowledge or understanding of something. After familiarization with the data by reading it repeatedly we made a summary.
habituation	The diminishing of an innate response to a frequently repeated stimulus. Habituation was leading to a marked drop in arousal level in these subjects.
hardening	Abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue. The hardening of concrete.
integration	The finding of an integral or integrals. Economic and political integration.
modification	A change made. A modification of last year s model.
naturalization	Changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers’ phonology. He continued the naturalization of the landscape removing the old formal garden.
orientation	A course introducing a new situation or environment. Showed a Marxist orientation.
seasoning	The act of adding a seasoning to food. Add the seasonings and the soy sauce.
transformation	A process by which an element in the underlying logical deep structure of a sentence is converted to an element in the surface structure. British society underwent a radical transformation.
version	A particular release of a piece of computer software. They make yachts in both standard and master versions.

Usage Examples of "Adaptation" as a noun

• A three-part adaptation of Hard Times.
• The adaptation of teaching strategy to meet students' needs.
• Adaptations to the school curriculum.
• Living in groups is an adaptation to increase the efficiency of hunting.
• The play is an adaptation of a short novel.

Associations of "Adaptation" (30 Words)

adapt	Adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions. The film was adapted from a Turgenev short story.
adaption	The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions.
adjust	Make correspondent or conformable. We must adjust to the bad economic situation.
adjustment	The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment. Only slight adjustments to the boat are necessary.
alter	Make an alteration to. Our outward appearance alters as we get older.
amend	Make amendments to. A few things had gone wrong but these had been amended.
attune	Accustom or acclimatize. A society more attuned to consumerism than ideology.
change	Exchange or replace with another usually of the same kind or category. I noticed my rear brake light wasn t working and changed the bulb.
correct	Correct in opinion or judgment. He had assumed she was married and she had not corrected him.
defection	The desertion of one’s country or cause in favour of an opposing one. A number of defections by leading ballet dancers.
disabuse	Free somebody (from an erroneous belief. He quickly disabused me of my fanciful notions.
edit	A version of written recorded or filmed material made as a result of editing. You could edit together a succession of short clips.
emend	Alter (something that is incorrect. The text was emended in the second edition.
emendation	The process of making a revision or correction to a text. Here are some suggested emendations.
fit	Be the right size or shape fit correctly or as desired. In no fit state to continue.
manually	By hand. Change channels manually rather than using the remote control.
metamorphose	Change in outward structure or looks. Overnight family houses metamorphose into bed and breakfast as 7 000 visitors roll into town.
modify	Make partial or minor changes to (something. She may be prepared to modify her views.
modulation	A change from one key to another in a piece of music. Researchers observed the modulation of electrical conductance.
novel	The literary genre represented or exemplified by novels. His bookcases were filled with nothing but novels.
rearrange	Change the position of. He had rearranged his schedule.
rectify	Make right or correct. Rectify a curve.
retouch	Give retouches to hair. Full colour images can be retouched enhanced or colour corrected.
revisal	The act of rewriting something.
revise	Revise or reorganize especially for the purpose of updating and improving. The book was published in 1960 and revised in 1968.
rewrite	Rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose. He was constantly demanding rewrites even on the set.
stagy	Excessively theatrical; exaggerated. Stagy heroics.
storybook	A book containing a story or collection of stories intended for children. It was a storybook finish to an illustrious career.
transfigure	Transform into something more beautiful or elevated. The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman.
transformation	A sudden dramatic change of scenery on stage. British society underwent a radical transformation.