ACCLIMATED Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of acclimated

as in adapted

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verb

past tense of acclimate

as in adjusted

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation never could acclimate himself to a nine-to-five office job

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Recent Examples of acclimated

Adjective

South Floridians who cross railroad tracks often for work or school may be more acclimated to freight trains, which move slower than Brightline trains. — Allison Beck, Miami Herald, 20 Nov. 2025 The key, though, is getting Jenkins to camp to become acclimated to his positional change as quickly as possible. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025

Verb

But the Nike veteran isn’t going to have a lot of time to get acclimated. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 In addition to learning a new scheme and getting acclimated to a much tougher level of competition, Craig was also without his two starting outside receivers, Jordan Dwyer and Dozie Ezukanma, against the Tar Heels. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for acclimated

Recent Examples of Synonyms for acclimated

Adjective

An adapted version based on play is being introduced in kindergartens this year for pre-school children.

— Bloomberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
The film went on to receive four Academy Award nominations and won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of adapted

Verb

The commission voted 7-1 to direct County Attorney Tyrone Wade to look into whether any laws or policies were broken during the consent agenda vote and whether any policies should be adjusted to prevent similar situations in the future.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
Both figures were adjusted to represent full-time equivalent student and employee numbers.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of adjusted

Adjective

Like other journalism organizations, however, Fox News is navigating a world in which a new crop of reporters has grown accustomed to talking to followers via social media in less formal ways.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Audiences have become accustomed to Mungiu pointing out uncomfortable truths.

— Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of accustomed

Verb

Outpost says the expensive, complex infrastructure is built once and reused across missions, with the innermost module tailored to each customer.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Local coverage focused on a few remarks that were tailored to their states, like Vice President JD Vance’s plea, in Iowa, for Congress to enact year-round E15 sales.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of tailored

Adjective

The program aims to keep used textiles out of general waste and mixed recycling bins, preserve clothing for reuse and improve the supply of material suitable for fiber-to-fiber recycling.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
The shop just minutes away from TCU sells used books between $5 and $20.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of used

Verb

As one of the three colorways that conformed with the NBA’s uniform regulations, the sneaker is rendered primarily in white.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.

— Kevin Baxter Follow June 7, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026

Definition of conformed

Verb

The hotel’s location is well-suited for kids, too, with many family-friendly activities to do nearby.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Strong says that stop-motion is particularly suited to Indigenous storytelling because of the diversity and complexity of Indigenous narratives.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

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