Adaptation and Adjustment

Adaptation

Adaptation noun - The act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation.
Usage example: a careful adaptation of the book for the silver screen could take several years
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Adaptation

Adjustment is a synonym for adaptation in change topic. In some cases you can use "Adjustment" instead a noun "Adaptation", when it comes to topics like function, conversion, acclimatization, minor modification. popular alternative

Adjustment

Adjustment noun - The act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation.
Usage example: the publishing industry's necessary adjustment to the age of electronic media
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Adjustment

Adaptation is a synonym for adjustment in acclimatization topic. You can use "Adaptation" instead a noun "Adjustment", if it concerns topics such as change, function, modification, alteration. popular alternative

How words are described

good good adaptation good adjustment
last last adaptation last adjustment
recent recent adaptation recent adjustment
ongoing ongoing adaptation ongoing adjustment
Cite this Source
Adjustment and Adaptation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adaptation/adjustment
Adaptation & Adjustment. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/adaptation/adjustment>.
Adjustment or Adaptation. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/adaptation/adjustment.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "adaptation" and "adjustment" have occurred on timeline