Synonyms for adaptive
əˈdæp tɪvadap·tive

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1. adaptiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   adaptative

2. adaptiveadjective

   Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.

   Synonyms:
   adaptative, adaptable

3. adaptiveadjective

   Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change.

   Synonyms:
   adaptative, adaptable

4. adaptiveadjective

   Of a trait: that helps an individual to function well in society.

   Synonyms:
   adaptable, adaptative

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1. adaptive, adaptativeadjective

   having a capacity for adaptation

   "the adaptive coloring of a chameleon"

   Synonyms:
   adaptative

   Antonyms:
   maladjustive, nonadaptive, maladaptive, dysfunctional

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1. List of paraphrases for "adaptive":

   adaptable, adaptation, adapted, coping, evolutionary, flexible, retrofit, responsive, adjustment, adaptability, resilient, scaleable, ao

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1. Eva Telzer:

   Heightened sensitivity could lead to later compulsive social media behaviors, or it could reflect an adaptive neural change that helps teens navigate their social worlds.

2. Heather Lynch:

   I think there’s a lesson in here for us as well, if we just stick to what we’ve always done, it’s not going to turn out well for us. Just because Manhattan has always been where it is, does it make sense that it will be there in 200 or 300 years? I don’t know. But I think we would benefit from being plastic and flexible and adaptive. And I think that’s kind of what the gentoos are telling us.

3. Arthur Bloom:

   Some of what we do you could call adaptive music making, the folks who are missing limbs or have damaged hands and arms sometimes require specialized instruments, which we provide.

4. Katie McLaughlin:

   These processes are likely adaptive in some way. In the long term they confer costs for our health, mentally, that can be anxiety and depression later on. Physically it can be diabetes and heart disease.

5. Sam Abuelsamid:

   When it works, which can be most of the time, it can be very good, but it can easily be confused by things that humans would have no problem with. Machine visions are not as adaptive as humans. And the problem is that all machine systems sometimes make silly errors.