Synonyms for adjustment
əˈdʒʌst məntad·just·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 4 votes

1. adjustment, accommodation, fittingnoun

   making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

   Synonyms:
   adaption, modification, appointment, readjustment, try-on, alteration, fitting, allowance, trying on, accommodation, registration, adaptation

2. alteration, modification, adjustmentnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   modification, limiting, change, readjustment, qualifying, adaption, alteration, accommodation, revision, fitting, allowance, registration, adaptation

3. adjustment, registration, readjustmentnoun

   the act of adjusting something to match a standard

   Synonyms:
   adaption, modification, readjustment, enrollment, alteration, enrolment, fitting, allowance, accommodation, registration, adaptation

4. adaptation, adaption, adjustmentnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   adaption, accommodation, readjustment, modification, alteration, fitting, allowance, version, registration, adaptation

5. allowance, adjustmentnoun

   an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

   "an allowance for profit"

   Synonyms:
   modification, accommodation, readjustment, leeway, allowance account, allowance, adaptation, alteration, adaption, valuation account, fitting, margin, registration, tolerance, valuation reserve

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Improvement
   • Organic Process

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. adjustmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   arrangement, adjusting, putting in order, putting in good trim, setting to rights

2. adjustmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   regulation, setting, putting right

3. adjustmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   settlement, reconciliation, pacification

4. adjustmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   fitting, adapting, accommodation, making suitable or conformable

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1. adjustmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   adaptation, regulation, settlement

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1. List of paraphrases for "adjustment":

   adjusting, adaptation, adjustments, adjust, adjusted, readjustment, tuning, adapting, readjust, setting, readjusting, readjustments, fit, recosting, correction, readjusted, fitting, realignment, wrapping, reorganization, coping, fine-tuning, alignment, wrap, adjusts, retrofit, adaptive, set, adjustability, restructuring, adjuster, true-up, regularization, redevelopment, rectification

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1. Daniel Scioli:

   Mauricio Macri policies are a danger for our society, who would pay the price of the fiscal adjustment that would come from the sharp currency devaluation Mauricio Macri wants ?

2. Vishnu Varathan:

   What is really important is for markets to observe where the renminbi really goes over the next few days to see whether this is indeed a one-off adjustment or a sustained trend.

3. Herbert Spencer:

   Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations.

4. Rodrigo Catril:

   The key message from the Fed minutes is that the 25 basis-point cut in July was just a calibration, a mid cycle adjustment and not the start of a new easing cycle.

5. Anne Yeh:

   We recognize that changes to the app can be an adjustment, and while we believe that Instagram needs to evolve as the world changes, we want to take the time to make sure we get this right.