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View synonyms for adaptive

adaptive

[ uh-dap-tiv ]

adjective

  1. serving or able to adapt; showing or contributing to adaptation:

    the adaptive coloring of a chameleon.

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Other Words From

  • a·daptive·ly adverb
  • a·daptive·ness noun
  • ad·ap·tiv·i·ty [ad-ap-, tiv, -i-tee], noun
  • nona·daptive adjective
  • rea·daptive adjective
  • rea·daptive·ly adverb
  • rea·daptive·ness noun
  • una·daptive adjective
  • una·daptive·ly adverb
  • una·daptive·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of adaptive1

First recorded in 1815–25; adapt + -ive

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