Synonyms for
Adapter
Definition
An adapter is a device used to connect two different things that are not normally compatible.
Synonyms & similar words
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- power adapter
- USB adapter
- travel adapter
- network adapter
- audio adapter
- video adapter
- plug adapter
Word family
Usage note
Primarily used for devices that connect two different systems or formats. Can refer to both physical objects and abstract concepts.
Example sentences
- I forgot my phone charger, so I had to use an adapter to charge it with my laptop.
- The car rental company gave me an adapter so I could plug in my GPS.
- My headphones won't fit in the airplane's audio jack, so I need an adapter.
- The foreign exchange student brought an adapter so they could use their laptop in the US.
- I bought an adapter so I could use my old printer with my new computer.
Quotes
Technology is a word that describes something that doesn't work yet. We need to find a better name for it, like 'adapter!'
The human being is a self-propelled automaton entirely under the control of external influences. Willful and predetermined though they appear, his actions are governed not from within, but from without. He is like a float tossed about by the waves of a turbulent sea.
Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.