This film is an adaptation of a novel.
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Adaptation
/ˌædæpˈteɪʃən/
Synonyms for "adaptation" (227 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (46)
about faceabout-faceabsolute musicaccommodationaccordaccordanceacquiescenceadaptionadjustingadjustmentagreementair variealeatoryaleatory musicalignmentalterationameliorationapostasyarrangementassimilation
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attunementbearingsbettermentbiological evolutionbreakchamber musicchamber orchestrachangechange of heartchangeablenesscoaptation
Noun(14 words)
abridgementacclimatingacclimationacclimatizationacclimatizingaccount for individual differencesaccustomingactivity modificationadapt musicadaptionadjustmentamericanizinganimal featurearrange objects
Adjective(1 words)
bodily adjustment
Strong matches (68)
compliancecompositionconditioningconformanceconformationconformation other-directionconformitycongruityconsistencyconstructive changecontinuityconventionalityconversioncoordinationcorrespondencedefectiondegenerationdegenerative changedescantdeterioration
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deviationdifferencediscontinuitydisorientationdivergencediversificationdiversiondiversityelectronic musicenablementequipmentetudeexercisefitfittingflexibilityflip flopflip-flopfurnishinggenesisgradual changeharmonizationharmonyhorotelyimprovementincidental musicinstrumental musicinstrumentationintegration
Noun(16 words)
copingcopingscoral reef adaptationcustomizationderivative workderivativesdomesticatingdramatizationeducation changeeducational approachfairy talefunctionalizinggrassland adaptationhabituatinghabituationindigenization
Verb(2 words)
customize communicationsfamiliarizing
Adjective(1 words)
environmental adaptation
Related words (113)
intonationinventionkeepinglinemalleabilitymeliorationmitigationmodificationmodifyingmodulationnachtmusiknatural selectionnocturneobedienceobservanceontogenesisontogenyopusorchestrationorientation
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orthodoxyoverthrowphrasingphylogenesisphylogenyphysiogenesisphysiogenypiecepliancypreparationproductionprogram musicqualificationradical changere creationre-creationrealignmentreconcilementreconciliationredesignreformreformationregulationremakingrenewalreshapingresignationresolutionrestructuringreversalrevivalrevivificationrevolutionricercarscoresettingshiftsolutionsonatasonatinasquaringstrictnessstring orchestrastring quartetstudysudden changesuitingsuspensionswitchsynchronizationtachytelytheme and variationstimingtone paintingtotal changetraditionalismtranscriptiontransitiontriotuningturnturnaboutuniformityupheavalvariationvarietyviolent changeworkworsening
Verb(3 words)
Noun(19 words)
Adjective(1 words)
ongoing change
Determiner(1 words)
the arrangement
Related word relations
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More general
17 entriesadjustmentalterationbiological processcreative workderivative workeditorial processliterary deviceliterary practiceliterary workmodificationnarrative techniqueorganic processpiece of writingstylistic changetext changewriting
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More specific
10 entriesabridged editionannotated editioncultural transplantfilm adaptationgenre shiftgraphic novel adaptationperiod shiftradio adaptationsimplified editionstage adaptation
Collocations
5 entriesfaithful adaptationfilm adaptationliterary adaptationmodern adaptationstage adaptation
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
7 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 18 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- ադապտացիա noun (process of adapting)
- հարմարեցում noun (process of adapting)
Bulgarian
4 entries- адапта́ция noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
- адаптация noun (process of adapting)
- пригаждане noun (process of adapting)
- приспособяване noun (process of adapting)
Catalan
2 entries- adaptació noun (process of adapting)
- adaptació noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
Esperanto
1 entries- adaptado noun (process of adapting)
Finnish
4 entries- muutos noun (process of adapting)
- sopeuttaminen noun (process of adapting)
- sopeutuminen noun (process of adapting)
- sopeutuminen noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
French
1 entries- adaptation noun (process of adapting)
Galician
2 entries- adaptación noun (process of adapting)
- adaptación noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
German
1 entries- Anpassung noun (process of adapting)
Greek
1 entries- προσαρμογή noun (process of adapting)
Gujarati
2 entries- અનુકૂલન noun (process of adapting)
- અનુકૂલન noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
Indonesian
2 entries- adaptasi noun (process of adapting)
- adaptasi noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
Kazakh
1 entries- бейімдеу noun (process of adapting)
Korean
1 entries- 적응 noun (process of adapting)
Latin
1 entries- accommodātiō noun (process of adapting)
Māori
2 entries- urutaunga noun (process of adapting)
- urutautanga noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
Persian
3 entries- سازش noun (process of adapting)
- سازگاری noun (process of adapting)
- سازگاری noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
Polish
3 entries- adaptacja noun (process of adapting)
- adaptacja noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
- przystosowanie noun (process of adapting)
Spanish
2 entries- adaptación noun (process of adapting)
- adaptación noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Fans of the original comic had a field day with the myriad continuity issues of the movie adaptation.
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It's only a matter of adaptation.
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Adaptation is the key to survival.
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