| Main Entry: | adapt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adjust to a different situation or condition |
Synonyms: |
acclimate, accommodate, accustom, alter, change, come around, comply, conform, familiarize, fashion, fit, get act together, get used to, grow used to, habituate, harmonize, make, match, modify, play the game, prepare, qualify, readjust, reconcile, remodel, revise, roll with punches, shape, shape up, square, suit, tailor |
Antonyms: |
disarrange, dislocate, disorder, disturb, unfit |
| Main Entry: | approve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree something is good |
Synonyms: |
accept, acclaim, admire, applaud, appreciate, approbate, be big on, commend, countenance, esteem, face it, favor, go along with, grin and bear it, handle, like, live with, praise, put up with, regard highly, respect, roll with punches, string along with, take up on, think highly of |
Antonyms: |
disagree, disapprove |
| Main Entry: | conform |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adjust, adapt |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, attune, be guided by, clean up act, comply, coordinate, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fall in with, fit, follow, follow beaten path, follow the crowd, go by the book, go with the flow, harmonize, integrate, keep, make room, meet halfway, mind, move over, obey, observe, play the game, proportion, quadrate, reconcile, reconciliate, roll with punches, run with the pack, shape up, square, straighten up, suit, tailor, tailor-make, toe the line, tune, yield |
Antonyms: |
differ, fight, refuse |
| Main Entry: | malleable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pliable |
Synonyms: |
adaptable, compliant, ductile, flexible, go-with-the-flow, governable, impressionable, manageable, moldable, plastic, pliant, putty in hands, rolls with punches, soft, submissive, supple, tractable, tractile, transformable, workable, yielding |
Antonyms: |
firm, rigid, stiff |
| Main Entry: | overlook |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make allowances for |
Synonyms: |
bear with, blink at, condone, disregard, excuse, forgive, go along with, grin and bear it, handle, ignore, let bygones be bygones, let go, let pass, live with, look the other way, pay no mind, play past, put up with, roll with punches, stand for, stomach, swim with the tide, take, tune out, turn blind eye to, whitewash, wink at, wipe slate clean |
| Notes: | overlook (verb) means to look past or fail to notice, while oversee (verb) means to watch and direct |
Antonyms: |
deny, prevent, refuse, veto |
| Main Entry: | moldable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | malleable |
Synonyms: |
adaptable, compliant, ductile, flexible, flexile, flexuous, go-with-the-flow, governable, impressionable, manageable, plastic, pliable, pliant, putty in hands, rolls with punches, soft, submissive, supple, tractable, tractile, transformable, workable, yielding |