unadaptive
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈdæptɪv/
:
no adaptativo
- Many animals become unadaptive when they cannot adjust their behaviors in response to new threats.
Examples
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It can also be very biologically unadaptive if the signal is not vertical or is transmitted in odd fashion.
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The species became unadaptive to the changing climate, failing to survive in the new conditions.
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In either case, white flower color would be highly convergent among water plants but unadaptive.
Academic text (1996) -
Plants that are unadaptive to their environment struggle to thrive when conditions change.
Synonyms
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4.7
Not willing to change or accept other ideas
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8.4
A way of behaving that does not help and causes problems
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8.2
Not helping someone or something adjust to new conditions
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7.4
Not able or willing to change when conditions are different
Not used to new conditions and so struggle to live or work there
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
Having trouble dealing with a situation or its demands
Not used to a new place or situation and finding it difficult to adjust
Antonyms
How Adaptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unadaptive is made of un- meaning 'not' and adapt meaning 'to fit' or 'change to new conditions', like in apt. So unadaptive means 'not able to fit or change', which is why we use it for people or things that do not adjust to new situations.