attuned

adjective

at·​tuned ə-ˈtünd How to pronounce attuned (audio)
-ˈtyünd
: aware of and attentive or responsive to something
used with to
… designed to produce a … police department that is more attuned to the needs of individual communities …Clifford Krauss
… what's especially crucial is the mother's or caregiver's "sensitivity"—how attuned she is to her child's experience of the world.Pamela Druckerman
… disenchanted with a government that seems more attuned to the interests of big business and rural folk than to those of urban dwellers.Edwin O. Reischauer

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In California, where high-value specialty crops like almonds, wine grapes and citrus dominate, producers are more attuned to retaliatory tariffs from Asia and Europe, key destinations for premium U.S. exports. Artem Milinchuk, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 Travelers are more attuned to the airliner models these days after a spate of crashes involving Boeing's 737 lineup several years ago. ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025 Our brains are more attuned to the suffering of the few than that of the masses, Slovic adds. Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 11 June 2025 While Californians see the immersive coverage of the Los Angeles protests, and are more attuned to the nuances, people outside the state do not. Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for attuned

Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of attuned was in 1760

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“Attuned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attuned. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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