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verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of adjust

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation

  • after going on the night shift, he found it difficult to adjust his sleep schedule
  • adjust the amount of sugar in the recipe to your taste
Synonyms of adjust

acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adapt, condition, conform, doctor, edit, fashion, fit, put, shape, suit, tailor
Words Related to adjust

readapt, readjust

customize, gear, match, model, pattern

attune, correct, harmonize, square, tune

establish, root, settle

acquaint, familiarize, orient, orientate

equip, prepare, prime, rehearse

harden, inure, season, toughen

alter, convert, make over, modify, recast, reclaim, recycle, redesign, redevelop, redo, reengineer, refashion, refigure, refit, refocus, reinvent, rejigger, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, transform

accustom, condition, habilitate, habituate, naturalize

ready, season

bend

fiddle (with), fine-tune, phase, register, regulate, rig
Near Antonyms of adjust

misadjust

Synonym Discussion of adjust

adapt, adjust, accommodate, conform, reconcile mean to bring one thing into correspondence with another. adapt implies a modification according to changing circumstances.
    • adapted themselves to the warmer climate
adjust suggests bringing into a close and exact correspondence or harmony such as exists between parts of a mechanism.
    • adjusted the budget to allow for inflation
accommodate may suggest yielding or compromising to effect a correspondence.
    • accommodated his political beliefs in order to win
conform applies to bringing into accordance with a pattern, example, or principle.
    • refused to conform to society's values
reconcile implies the demonstration of the underlying compatibility of things that seem to be incompatible.
    • tried to reconcile what he said with what I knew

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