adaptable

[uh-dap-tuh-buhl] / əˈdæp tə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

able or willing to change

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compliant flexible malleable resilient versatile

WEAK

adjustable all around alterable can-do changeable conformable convertible ductile easygoing hanging loose modifiable moldable plastic pliable pliant supple tractable variable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inflexible rigid stiff

WEAK

intractable unadaptable

Example Sentences

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What everybody has wanted from this team is to be adaptable and to be flexible and to not just play one-dimensional cricket, which is what they were doing.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The discovery pushes back the oldest known evidence of rainforest habitation by more than double previous estimates and suggests early Homo sapiens were far more adaptable than once believed.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

These findings support the idea that the brain balances flexibility and stability by maintaining a reserve of highly adaptable synapses.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Chicken, however, is omnipresent — the quiet overachiever of the protein world, endlessly adaptable and perennially in demand.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Any candid observer of American racial history must acknowledge that racism is highly adaptable.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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