MALADAPTIVE Antonyms

• giving an advantage

• appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

• suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc

• meant or adapted for an occasion or use

• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

• take possession of by force, as after an invasion

• promoting or enhancing well-being

• constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development

• emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good

• encouraging or approving or pleasing

• (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate

• giving an advantage

• presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome

• designed for or capable of a particular function or use

• involving or affecting function rather than physiology

• relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure

• fit or ready for use or service

• designed for or adapted to a function or use

• (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing

• providing assistance or serving a useful function

• producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)

• having the ability to produce or originate

• yielding positive results

• marked by great fruitfulness

• meant or adapted for an occasion or use

• worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse