adaptable

You might be confusing the word adaptable with adoptable. These words are commonly misused.

Word parts

adapt + -able

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /əˈdæptəbəl/

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Adjective

Positive adaptable

Comparative more adaptable

Superlative most adaptable

1. If someone or something is adaptable, it can be adapted.
2. An adaptable organism is one that can change itself and its behaviors in response to changes in its environment.

Related words

• adapt
• adaptability
• adaptive
• adaptation
• adapter
• adaptor