adaptable

/ə'dæptəbl/

Thân thiện

A good leader must be adaptable to changing circumstances.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of adjusting or being modified to suit new conditions or purposes: Describes a person, thing, or system that can change or be changed easily to fit different situations or requirements.
   • Able to adapt: Having the quality of being flexible and responsive to change.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • She is very adaptable and can work well in any team.
  • The software is highly adaptable to various user needs.
  • An adaptable schedule allows for last-minute changes.

Advanced Usage

• "to be adaptable to something": To have the capacity to adjust to a specific condition or use.
  • This tool is adaptable to a wide range of materials.
• "prove adaptable": To demonstrate flexibility or the ability to adjust.
  • The organization has proved adaptable in the face of new market challenges.

Variants and Related Words

• Adapt (verb): To make suitable or to adjust to new conditions.
  • Animals must adapt to their environment to survive.
• Adaptability (noun): The quality of being adaptable.
  • Career success often depends on one's adaptability.
• Adaptation (noun): The process of adapting or the result of being adapted.
  • The film is an adaptation of a famous novel.

Synonyms

• Flexible: Capable of bending easily without breaking; willing to change or compromise.
• Versatile: Able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities.
• Adjustable: Capable of being adjusted or regulated.

Antonyms

• Inflexible: Unwilling to change or compromise; not able to be altered.
• Rigid: Unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not adaptable.
• Unadaptable: Not able to adjust to new conditions.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use
   • to succeed one must be adaptable
   • the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths