IELTS Anvil

adaptive

CEFR: C1

Capable of or characterized by positive functional adjustment to changing environmental pressures.

Synonyms

flexible
resilient

Common Collocations

adaptive response
adaptive behavior
highly adaptive

Example Sentence

Evolutionary biologists view boredom as an adaptive mechanism prompting organisms to seek new stimuli.

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