unadapted
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈdæptɪd/
:
no adaptado
- Many species struggle to survive when they are placed in environments where they are unadapted.
Examples
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A primary objection to such plant materials is the potential for genetic mismatch (Rogers and Montalvo 2004). Genetic mismatch occurs when plant materials are planted on a site to which they are unadapted.
Academic text (2013) -
As they shrank, the seas cast millions of unadapted aquatic creatures... onto newly created beaches.
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A scientist does not mourn and ruminate on what an unadapted animal could have become in other circumstances or what could be done to protect it from the world, and Flaubert does not mourn in Madame Bovary.
Academic text (2001) -
However, others have emphasized the potential negative impact of increased genetic variation, calling it a "double-edged sword" (Rogers and Montalvo 2004) and citing as concerns the inclusion of unadapted germplasm and the potential for outbreeding depression.
Academic text (2013) -
The new students felt unadapted to the school culture, making it hard for them to fit in.
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Without proper training, the athlete was unadapted to the challenges of high-altitude climbing.
Synonyms
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5.3
Not used to something so it feels strange
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8.2
Not suitable for a particular purpose or user
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7.0
Not fully part of a new group or community
Not able to live or work comfortably in a new place
Not suited to a place or situation so it does not work well there
Antonyms
How Adapted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unadapted has un- 'not' and adapt 'to fit or become used to new conditions'. Think of an animal moved to a new climate that has not learned to live there, and that's why unadapted means 'not adjusted or suited' to new conditions.