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
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Synonyms for Adaptation
Makeover and adaptation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Makeover" instead a noun "Adaptation".
Makeover
Makeover noun - A complete reconstruction and renovation of something.
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Synonyms for Makeover
Adaptation and makeover are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adaptation" instead a noun "Makeover".
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Related pairs
- change and adaptation
- change and makeover
- accommodation and adaptation
- accommodation and makeover
- adjustment and adaptation
- adjustment and makeover
- difference and adaptation
- difference and makeover
- variation and adaptation
- variation and makeover
- modification and adaptation
- modification and makeover
- metamorphosis and adaptation
- metamorphosis and makeover
Both words in one sentence
- Yahtzee is an adaptation of a traditional English dice game (Yacht), altered slightly and given a pseudo-Oriental makeover by Milton Bradley.
Source: Tabletop Game / Yahtzee - The two quickly hit it off despite her father's attempt to keep them apart, and Abby enlists Misha's help in a Russian plastic surgery show (an adaptation of ABC's Extreme Makeover).
Source: Film / Branded -
Grand Staircase Entrance: In the Live-Action Adaptation, when Tsubaki first gets a makeover during her date with Kyota, she descends down the stairs in a manner not unlike She's All That.
Source: Manga / Kyo Koi O Hajimemasu
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