acclimate

The word “acclimate” has 3 syllables: ac-cli-mate

It's pronounced as /ˈæklɪmeɪt/


What is synonym and antonym for acclimate?

In the thesaurus, “acclimate” has 79 synonyms and 2 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for acclimate along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for acclimate

  • acclimatize
  • accommodate
  • acculture
  • accustom
  • acquaint
  • adapt
  • adjust
  • alter
  • attune
  • bend
  • climatize
  • condition
  • conform
  • convert
  • correct
  • customize
  • doctor
  • edit
  • equip
  • establish
  • familiarize
  • fashion
  • fine-tune
  • fit
  • gear
  • get used to
  • habilitate
  • habituate
  • harden
  • harmonize
  • inure
  • make over
  • match
  • model
  • modify
  • naturalize
  • orient
  • orientate
  • pattern
  • phase
  • prepare
  • prime
  • put
  • readapt
  • readjust
  • ready
  • recast
  • reclaim
  • recycle
  • redesign
  • redevelop
  • redo
  • reengineer
  • refashion
  • refigure
  • refit
  • refocus
  • register
  • regulate
  • rehearse
  • reinvent
  • rejigger
  • remake
  • remodel
  • revamp
  • revise
  • rework
  • rig
  • root
  • season
  • settle
  • shape
  • square
  • suit
  • tailor
  • toughen
  • train
  • transform
  • tune

Antonyms for acclimate

  • misadjust
  • soften

Meanings of acclimate

  • verb
    1. To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
    2. To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
    3. To become accustomed to a new climate or environment.

Example Sentences

  • It took some time for the new students to acclimate to the different school environment.
  • Animals often need to acclimate to changes in temperature before they can thrive.
  • As a traveler, it's important to acclimate to the altitude to avoid sickness.
  • She had to acclimate to the fast-paced work culture in her new job.
  • The team worked hard to help the interns acclimate to their roles within the company.

On this page you'll find 81 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to acclimate, such as: acclimatize, accommodate, acculture, accustom, acquaint, adapt, adjust.

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Related Words

unadapted

  • adverse
  • amateur
  • amateurish
  • antipathetic
  • antipodal
  • antithetical
  • awkward
  • bungling
  • bush-league
  • clashing
  • clumsy
  • conflicting
  • contrary
  • counter
  • disagreeing
  • discordant
  • discrepant
  • disparate
  • disqualified
  • factious
  • floundering
  • helpless
  • inadequate
  • inadmissible
  • inappropriate
  • incapable
  • incoherent
  • inconformable
  • incongruous
  • inconsistent
  • inconsonant
  • inconstant
  • ineffectual
  • inefficient
  • ineligible
  • inept
  • inexperienced
  • inexpert
  • insufficient
  • irreconcilable
  • jarring
  • maladroit
  • marching to a different drummer
  • mismatched
  • night and day
  • not cut out for
  • not equal to
  • not have it
  • offbeat
  • opposed
  • opposite
  • out to lunch
  • poles apart
  • raw
  • unacclimated
  • unaccustomed
  • unadjusted
  • uncongenial
  • unequipped
  • unfit
  • unfitted
  • unhandy
  • uninitiated
  • unproficient
  • unqualified
  • unseasoned
  • unskilled
  • unsuitable
  • unsuited
  • untrained
  • unused
  • useless
  • warring
  • whale of difference

edit

  • abridge
  • acclimate
  • acclimatize
  • accommodate
  • accustom
  • acquaint
  • adapt
  • adjust
  • alter
  • amend
  • amplify
  • analyze
  • annotate
  • anthologize
  • arrange
  • assemble
  • assign
  • attune
  • bend
  • blue pencil
  • blue-pencil
  • boil down
  • butcher
  • censor
  • check
  • choose
  • collect
  • compile
  • compose
  • condense
  • condition
  • conform
  • convert
  • copyedit
  • correct
  • customize
  • cut
  • delete
  • discard
  • doctor
  • draft
  • emend
  • engross
  • equip
  • establish
  • excise
  • fact-check
  • familiarize
  • fashion
  • feature
  • fine-tune
  • finish
  • fit
  • fly speck
  • gear
  • get out
  • go over
  • habilitate
  • habituate
  • harden
  • harmonize
  • inure
  • issue
  • make over
  • make up
  • massage
  • match
  • model
  • modify
  • naturalize
  • orient
  • orientate
  • pattern
  • perfect
  • phase
  • polish
  • prepare
  • prescribe
  • prime
  • print
  • proofread
  • publish
  • put
  • put together
  • read
  • readapt
  • readjust
  • ready
  • rearrange
  • recalibrate
  • recast
  • reclaim
  • recopy
  • rectify
  • recycle
  • red-pencil
  • redact
  • redesign
  • redevelop
  • redo
  • redraft
  • reedit
  • reengineer
  • refashion
  • refigure
  • refit
  • refocus
  • register
  • regulate
  • rehash
  • rehearse
  • reinvent
  • rejigger
  • remake
  • remodel
  • rephrase
  • report
  • revamp
  • revise
  • rework
  • rig
  • root
  • scrub
  • season
  • select
  • set up
  • settle
  • shape
  • square
  • strike out
  • style
  • sub
  • subedit
  • suit
  • tailor
  • tighten
  • touch up
  • toughen
  • train
  • transform
  • trim
  • tune
  • write over

gears

  • acclimates
  • acclimatizes
  • accommodates
  • acquaints
  • adapts
  • adjusts
  • alters
  • apparatus
  • appliance
  • attunes
  • automatic transmission
  • black box
  • components
  • conditions
  • conforms
  • contrivance
  • converts
  • corrects
  • customizes
  • doctors
  • doohickey
  • edits
  • equips
  • establishes
  • familiarizes
  • fashions
  • fits
  • gadget
  • gear box
  • gimmick
  • hardens
  • harmonizes
  • innards
  • instrument
  • inures
  • machinery
  • makes over
  • manual transmission
  • matches
  • models
  • modifies
  • motor
  • orientates
  • orients
  • patterns
  • prepares
  • primes
  • puts
  • readapts
  • readjusts
  • recasts
  • reclaims
  • recycles
  • redesigns
  • redevelops
  • redoes
  • reengineers
  • refashions
  • refigures
  • refits
  • refocuses
  • rehearses
  • reinvents
  • rejiggers
  • remakes
  • remodels
  • revamps
  • revises
  • reworks
  • roots
  • seasons
  • settles
  • shapes
  • squares
  • standard transmission
  • structure
  • suits
  • system
  • tailors
  • tool
  • toughens
  • transforms
  • tunes
  • workings
  • works

immunizes

  • acclimates
  • acclimatizes
  • accustoms
  • adapts
  • adjusts
  • anneals
  • bolsters
  • boosts
  • braces
  • breaks in
  • buttresses
  • conditions
  • enforces
  • forearms
  • fortifies
  • habituates
  • hardens
  • indurates
  • inures
  • invigorates
  • naturalizes
  • reenforces
  • reinforces
  • seasons
  • steels
  • strengthens
  • supports
  • tempers
  • toughens
  • trains
  • vitalizes

callus

  • acclimate
  • acclimatize
  • adapt
  • adjust
  • anneal
  • blunt
  • brutalize
  • cake
  • calcify
  • callous
  • case-harden
  • climatize
  • clot
  • coagulate
  • coarsen
  • concrete
  • conform
  • congeal
  • crystalize
  • crystallize
  • deaden
  • develop
  • discipline
  • dull
  • embitter
  • encrust
  • freeze
  • gel
  • gelate
  • gelatinize
  • habituate
  • harden
  • incrust
  • indurate
  • inure
  • jell
  • jelly
  • make callous
  • numb
  • ossify
  • paralyze
  • petrify
  • render insensitive
  • rigidify
  • roughen
  • season
  • set
  • solidify
  • steel
  • stiffen
  • strengthen
  • stun
  • stupefy
  • teach
  • temper
  • thicken
  • train

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