Antonyms of adj adaptive

1 sense of adaptive

Sense 1
adaptive (vs. maladaptive), adaptative -- (having a capacity for adaptation; "the adaptive coloring of a chameleon")

maladaptive (vs. adaptive) -- (showing faulty adaptation)
        => dysfunctional, nonadaptive -- ((of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose; "dysfunctional behavior")
        => maladjustive -- (poorly adjusted)

Similarity of adj adaptive

1 sense of adaptive

Sense 1
adaptive (vs. maladaptive), adaptative -- (having a capacity for adaptation; "the adaptive coloring of a chameleon")
       => accommodative, reconciling -- (tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony)
       => adaptational -- (of or relating to adaptation)
       => adjustive -- (conducive to adjustment)

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