Adaptive and Nonadaptive

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Adaptive adjective - Having a capacity for adaptation.

Usage example: the adaptive coloring of a chameleon

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Nonadaptive is an antonym for adaptive.

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

Nonadaptive adjective - (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose.

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Adaptive is an antonym for nonadaptive.

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Nonadaptive and Adaptive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adaptive/nonadaptive

Adaptive & Nonadaptive. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/adaptive/nonadaptive>.

Nonadaptive or Adaptive. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/adaptive/nonadaptive.

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