adjustment - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

Synonyms

• adjustment
• alteration
• modification

More generic

• change

More specific

• accommodation
• adaptation
• laxation
• loosening
• tightening
• tune

Noun

the act of adjusting something to match a standard

Synonyms

• adjustment
• readjustment
• registration

More generic

• calibration
• standardisation
• standardization

More specific

• alignment
• collimation
• synchronisation
• synchronising
• synchronization
• synchronizing
• temperament
• tune-up
• voicing

Noun

making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

Synonyms

• accommodation
• adjustment
• fitting

More generic

• advance
• betterment
• improvement

More specific

• domestication
• habituation
• readjustment
• shakedown

Noun

an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

Synonyms

• adjustment
• allowance

More generic

• recompense

More specific

• cost-of-living allowance
• deduction
• depreciation allowance
• discount
• seasonal adjustment
• tare

Noun

the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

Synonyms

• adaptation
• adaption
• adjustment

More generic

• biological process
• organic process

More specific

• acclimation
• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• dedifferentiation
• differentiation
• domestication
• specialisation
• specialization

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