Synonyms of adjusting

adjusting

verb

present participle of adjust

as in adapting

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 & Similar Words

• adapting
• tailoring
• conforming
• putting
• suiting
• shaping
• editing
• preparing
• customizing
• fitting
• acclimating
• accommodating
• conditioning
• fashioning
• matching
• modifying
• acclimatizing
• readjusting
• altering
• doctoring
• transforming
• converting
• bending
• establishing
• correcting
• tuning
• equipping
• modeling
• revising
• gearing
• harmonizing
• orienting
• reworking
• regulating
• redesigning
• attuning
• squaring
• rooting
• familiarizing
• readapting
• training
• settling
• reclaiming
• orientating
• remaking
• remodeling
• hardening
• patterning
• recasting
• acquainting
• priming
• recycling
• reinventing
• refocusing
• accustoming
• revamping
• rehearsing
• redoing
• toughening
• refitting
• inuring
• refashioning
• readying
• habituating
• reengineering
• rigging
• phasing
• redeveloping
• registering
• seasoning
• naturalizing
• fine-tuning
• rejiggering
• refiguring
• fiddling (with)
• making over
• habilitating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adjusting

These specialty farmers have found ways to adapt, in part by adjusting their harvest schedules to avoid the hottest parts of the day. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

The moment employees understand how their performance will be measured, many begin adjusting their behavior to improve the metric rather than the outcome the metric was designed to represent. — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

This takes a lot of adjusting and feeling safe around your partner. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

The team successfully minimized these electrical traps by adjusting the processing of the electrolyte, thereby reducing electron leakage. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026

Like GoDaddy, the image-editing functionality is basic but useful for small tasks like cropping and adjusting contrast. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 7 July 2026

Fallout from the mission includes NASA adjusting Boeing’s original contract, switching up its next flight to be uncrewed to make sure the leak and thruster issues are fixed without risking human passengers. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2026

Today, Kies, a hair stylist, is adjusting to life following her injuries, including reacquainting herself with doing regular everyday tasks. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Most retiring seniors ultimately collect benefits well exceeding their lifetime payroll tax contributions (even after adjusting for net present value, which incorporates inflation and an interest rate). — Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026