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Recent Examples of unadaptable
The novel has been adapted by Noah Baumbach into a feature film starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, despite a reputation for being unadaptable because of its density of detail and its fractured, occasionally absurdist plot.
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Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2022
For years, Frank Herbert’s sweeping 1965 sci-fi novel — set in the distant future on a desert planet where powerful clans fight for control over the most precious substance in the universe — was considered all but unadaptable.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2023
It must be said that DeLillo’s novel has long been considered unadaptable for precisely this reason of tone.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2022
The latter sentiment is the key to understanding both the assets and challenges of making a TV series out of a comic book long held as one of the medium’s greatest, but also one of its most unadaptable.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2022
So maybe its backers simply need to keep reminding people how Frank Herbert’s novel was considered unadaptable ... and Jon Spaihts, Eric Roth and Villeneuve did it.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2022
That film’s failure gave the book a reputation for being unadaptable: too long, unwieldy, and dense with lore to work on a blockbuster scale.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2021
Who better than his fellow filmmakers to understand the difficulties involved in bringing Frank Herbert’s nigh-unadaptable novel to the screen?
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2021
Apple TV+, striving to make its mark with a modest number of high quality series, opted to embark on the impossible and adapt the unadaptable.
—Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2022
For years, Frank Herbert’s sweeping 1965 sci-fi novel — set in the distant future on a desert planet where powerful clans fight for control over the most precious substance in the universe — was considered all but unadaptable.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2023
It must be said that DeLillo’s novel has long been considered unadaptable for precisely this reason of tone.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2022
The latter sentiment is the key to understanding both the assets and challenges of making a TV series out of a comic book long held as one of the medium’s greatest, but also one of its most unadaptable.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2022
So maybe its backers simply need to keep reminding people how Frank Herbert’s novel was considered unadaptable ... and Jon Spaihts, Eric Roth and Villeneuve did it.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2022
That film’s failure gave the book a reputation for being unadaptable: too long, unwieldy, and dense with lore to work on a blockbuster scale.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2021
Who better than his fellow filmmakers to understand the difficulties involved in bringing Frank Herbert’s nigh-unadaptable novel to the screen?
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2021
Apple TV+, striving to make its mark with a modest number of high quality series, opted to embark on the impossible and adapt the unadaptable.
—Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unadaptable
Adjective
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Nonlinear optical devices must be crafted with a single, unchangeable function determined during fabrication.—
The Physics arXiv Blog,
Discover Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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The changes came after President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring that the U.S. government would only recognize two unchangeable sexes, male and female.—
Kaitlyn Schwanemann,
NBC news,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The invariable staleness of manufactured chips that are not just-made will clash with the freshness of your guacamole’s flavors.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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The precise emotions and sentiments experienced when viewing the planet from above are individual and various, but the overall effect is invariable — a deeply profound change in perception about our world and life on Earth.—
Charles Black,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Facts are the harshest and the hardest part of life, and yet facts, unalterable, bring with them some order and logic.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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Dworkin, too, sees the system as closed, but not unalterable.—
Jennifer Szalai,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The integration of cryptographic watermarking with blockchain ensures that every digital asset, whether text, image, or video, carries an immutable digital signature, providing indisputable proof of authenticity, ownership, and provenance.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Naturally, jumping styles are not necessarily inborn, immutable traits.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ultimately, this wallpaper was strong and durable without being inflexible.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
27 Mar. 2025
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If current vendors are inflexible, look for more affordable suppliers who can offer lower costs without sacrificing quality. 4.—
Rohit Arora,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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If your product is inelastic, meaning that people will keep buying it regardless of cost, there is little risk involved in raising prices.—
Rohit Arora,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The arms, made of fibreglass and light inelastic polyester, fold up into the shape of a trapezoid.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 May 2015
Adjective
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Investors accept that smaller fixed payment because a portion of the bond proceeds is allocated to bitcoin, which may rise in purchasing power over the term.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Though fugitive and fragmentary, the events in the Gospels take place on a fixed historical time line.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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All alongside an established ecosystem of native crypto DeFi apps.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Normally a team would draft a young quarterback to either start or sit behind a veteran, but unless the team views Fields as an established veteran, this move wouldn't fit either of those criteria.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Unadaptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unadaptable. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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