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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How to use adjustment in a sentence?

1. Eleanor Feldman Barbera:

   Almost everybody that I'm seeing has some kind of adjustment disorder because their whole worlds have been turned upside down, talking to a psychologist when they first come in can help put people on a good trajectory.

2. 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.

3. George Osborne:

   We are not today - although we remain vigilant - talking about a banking crisis, despite a very significant adjustment in financial markets.

4. Timo Zaremba:

   We can go to eight (a month) with very little adjustment.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   A this point, probably not because it's a process vote and I don't want to say it's the same as TPP, right now, I'm focused on making sure we get trade adjustment assistance and I certainly would not vote for it unless I were absolutely confident we would get trade adjustment assistance.