Adaptive and Maladjustive

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Adaptive adjective - Having a capacity for adaptation.

Usage example: the adaptive coloring of a chameleon

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Maladjustive is an antonym for adaptive.

Nearby Words: adapt, adapted, adaptable, adaptation, adapting

Maladjustive adjective - Poorly adjusted.

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Adaptive is an antonym for maladjustive.

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Maladjustive and Adaptive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adaptive/maladjustive

Adaptive & Maladjustive. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/adaptive/maladjustive>.

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