ADJUSTED Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of adjusted

as in adapted

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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

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Adjective

Puig expects to outperform the premium beauty market on an organic basis and anticipates adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization margins will remain stable, in line with full-year 2025. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 Ukraine is emotionally more adjusted to the idea of losing US support and going it alone, aware that survival is preferable to friendship with a fickle US. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Verb

If you have become nauseated after anesthesia or pain medication during a previous surgery, tell your anesthesiologist beforehand; medications and anesthesia strategies can sometimes be adjusted to reduce that risk. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Oct. 2026 However, there have been reports of orders having their delivery dates adjusted. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for adjusted

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Adjective

Since then, numerous instructors have found ways to use a chair for adapted versions of a surprising number of traditional yoga movements, like lunging warrior poses and standing-to-lying sun salutations.

— Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
The session began with an extended VT promoting unity between the Banijay and All3 businesses, with an adapted version of Louis Armstrong’s ‘Cheek to Cheek’ playing underneath a high-tempo video showcasing their content and union.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of adapted

Verb

This event is tailored to help readers understand the many races, propositions and more on the ballot for the 2026 California midterm election.

— The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
One Media Capital Fund was created to bridge this gap, by providing indie companies with financing tools tailored to the needs of the production sector and complementary to the country’s traditional bank credit options.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of tailored

Adjective

As more EVs enter the used car market, buyers with a budget of around $25,000 can now find newer electric SUVs that offer the benefits of gas-free motoring without the eye-watering price tags attached to many new electric vehicles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Lighter requests are still allowed, including asking guests to leave dishes in the sink, gather used towels, and sort trash and recycling.

— Lena Borrelli, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of used

Verb

As one of the three colorways that conformed with the NBA’s uniform regulations, the sneaker is rendered primarily in white.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.

— Kevin Baxter Follow June 7, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026

Definition of conformed

Adjective

And the city has removed many of the huge street-corner bins where Parisians are accustomed to dropping their empty wine and beer bottles.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Gallery-goers are perhaps more accustomed to seeing paintings of private menageries or packs of hunting hounds—both status symbols for the nobility—but there was also a trend for portraits of large groups of little dogs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of accustomed

Verb

No one device has to do everything; each plays the role it is best suited for, coordinated by a personal AI agent that understands the user’s context and acts only at the user’s direction.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026
The Pentagon's inspector general has declined to investigate disruptions of Starlink and Starshield in Ukraine, writing in a letter to lawmakers who had requested a probe that his office is not best suited to deliver answers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of suited

Verb

Tight end Jack Evans put the Jackets in position to score with an 26-yard reception, and Carson James capped off the series by bulldozing into the end zone from a yard out.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
Curry then made a three-pointer and put his hands on his head.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026

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