adaptive

1. 1.

   having a capacity for adaptation

   “the adaptive coloring of a chameleon”

   Synonymsadaptative

   Antonymsmaladaptive

   Similaraccommodativeadaptationaladjustive

Questions about adaptive

What does adaptive mean?

adaptive means "having a capacity for adaptation".

How many syllables are in adaptive?

adaptive has 3 syllables: a-dap-tive. The stress falls on "dap". In IPA it is /əˈdæptɪv/.

What is another word for adaptive?

Close synonyms include adaptative. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of adaptive?

The recorded antonyms are maladaptive.

Is adaptive a common word?

adaptive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.