ADAPTING Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

adapting

verb

present participle of adapt

as in adjusting

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation it always takes freshmen a little while to adapt themselves to high school

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Recent Examples of adapting As the front end accelerates, the downstream workflows responsible for adapting and validating that content are buckling under the pressure. — Benjamin Faes, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Harnest is adapting in its own way by taking cost out of the process rather than out of the specification. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 29 July 2026 Essentially, what this means is that after giving birth, your body and your mind are adapting to a whole new way of life, which means that your identity—your core sense of self—is changing at the same time. — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 28 July 2026 Stuart has been adapting his winning novel ‘Shuggie Bain’ for the BBC and A24, while James created Get Millie Black for HBO and Channel 4. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 July 2026 Audible is adapting the Gothic horror novel for English, Castilian Spanish, French, German, Italian, Latin American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 July 2026 The president's granddaughter said she's developed many of her own fitness habits by researching what works and adapting it to fit her lifestyle. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 As part of our ongoing conversations with employers, one supervisor described an intern who completed several complex projects ahead of schedule while adapting quickly to a new corporate environment. — Cuneyt Gozu, The Conversation, 21 July 2026

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Analysts keep adjusting upward their estimates of what AI hyperscalers will spend on capex in the future, and that increased spend is driving down free cash flow estimates.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 29 July 2026
This setup allows the nuclear core to run at a steady, efficient output while adjusting the amount of electricity sent to the grid.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Definition of adjusting

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The company has also deployed a cohort of AI adoption coaches who work with small groups of employees for a week, tailoring the curriculum to each person's actual job rather than offering generic training.

— Peter High, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Building genuine connections through networking is now considered more impactful than endlessly tailoring a resume.

— Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Definition of tailoring

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These include completing the Critical Design Review (CDR) by the end of 2026, which will establish the certifiable design baseline for the aircraft and enable the production and testing of certification-conforming models.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Whenever there is irregular talent, someone capable of breaking their role’s conventions, there are arguments about conforming to orthodoxy.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of conforming

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Amazon shares gained 4% and hit a new all-time high on Monday, putting its market cap over the $3 trillion threshold for the first time following a better-than-expected earnings report last week.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
But goals like putting data centers in space would take multiple years, if not decades, to accomplish.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

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Operational databases—often NoSQL systems—excel at reacting to change instantly and fetching individual records with almost no delay, suiting situations where the business must act on new data in near real time.

— Kevin Mathrani, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Nicole Kidman is serving up the aesthetic blueprint for the ultimate European summer, from embracing power suiting in Wimbledon’s Royal Box to showing off her natural blonde curls while jet-setting out of Ibiza.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 18 July 2026

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