adapted

adapt·ed
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/əˈdæptɪd/

adjective

Having been subject to an alteration or change to fit a different circumstance or medium.

“That movie was an adapted novel.”

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of adapt
adjectiveadapted (comparative more adapted, superlative most adapted)

comparative more adapted · superlative most adapted

  1. Having been subject to an alteration or change to fit a different circumstance or medium.

    That movie was an adapted novel.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivechanged in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose

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alteredmodified
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alteredmodified

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian подходящ
  • подходящ (podhodjašt)having been subject to alteration
Chinese Mandarin 適應 /适应
  • 適應 /适应 (shìyìng)having been subject to alteration
Esperanto adaptita
  • adaptitahaving been subject to alteration
Finnish mukautettu, sovitettu
  • mukautettuhaving been subject to alteration
  • sovitettuhaving been subject to alteration
  • sopivahaving been subject to alteration
French adapté
  • adaptéhaving been subject to alteration
German adaptiert
  • adaptierthaving been subject to alteration
Hindi अनुकूलित
  • अनुकूलित (anukūlit)having been subject to alteration
Indonesian teradaptasi
  • teradaptasihaving been subject to alteration
Italian adattato
  • adattatohaving been subject to alteration
Japanese 適合した
  • 適合した (tekigō shita)having been subject to alteration
Portuguese adaptado
  • adaptadohaving been subject to alteration
Romanian adaptat
  • adaptathaving been subject to alteration
Russian адапти́рованный
  • адапти́рованный (adaptírovannyj)having been subject to alteration
Spanish adaptado
  • adaptadohaving been subject to alteration
Swedish anpassad
  • anpassadhaving been subject to alteration
Turkish uygun, adapte
  • uygunhaving been subject to alteration
  • adaptehaving been subject to alteration

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

deadapt
Cite this entry
APA

adapted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adapted

MLA

“adapted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adapted. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adapted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adapted.

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