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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Niels Christensen:

   The poor Chinese data is fuelling risk aversion, but that is slowly giving way to some positioning adjustment before the ECB meeting, given expectations are so high that the ECB will ease policy, there is a chance that it could fall short and we could see a bounce in the euro.

2. Jeffrey Lichtman:

   It's not surprising that Rashaun Weaver adjustment at Crossroads wasn't as exemplary as we'd all hoped for.

3. Luka Barbosa:

   You can't do the entire fiscal adjustment ... without Congress, you can't keep cutting investment forever. You need Congress to change rules of mandatory expenditures.

4. Finance Minister Luis Videgaray:

   We need to start preparing ourselves for the adjustment, we're left with only one option, and that's reducing public spending.

5. Ashraf Ghani:

   We are today announcing a responsible adjustment to our spending in Afghanistan and immediately reducing assistance by $1 billion this year. We are prepared to reduce by another $1 billion in 2021, we will also initiate a review of all of our programs and projects to identify additional reductions.