Synonyms of fine-tuning

fine-tuning

verb

present participle of fine-tune

as in adjusting

to make small changes to (something) in order to improve the way it works or to make it exactly right

fine-tune a TV set

fine-tune the temperature of the room

They're fine-tuning interest rates to achieve economic growth without inflation.

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• misadjusting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fine-tuning

Being out of office and fine-tuning the GOP allowed Trump to enter his second term free of restraints, Haberman and Swan said. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2026

The optical sensor offers three tracking resolution settings—1,000dpi, 1,600dpi, and 2,400dpi—that are perfectly adequate for office work, but unlikely to impress gamers or users who enjoy fine-tuning every aspect of their hardware. — Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 21 June 2026

Right now, companies are fine-tuning their employee charts in this new transformation era—and down the line, businesses might look a whole lot different. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 May 2026

Data gathered from this trial will also help inform subsequent stages of fine-tuning the tech before it can be commercialized and rolled out widely. — New Atlas, 19 May 2026

Other ESPNers optimize each clip, fine-tuning titles, descriptions and thumbnails, which themselves have the capability to go viral. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026

For Snider, FilmNation was a chance to get back in the game of fine-tuning scripts and helping directors hone their work. — Brent Lang, Variety, 12 May 2026

In her seven months as president of Beast Industry Studios, Henson has noticed Donaldson growing more patient and fine-tuning his sense of when employees need encouragement. — Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s tsunami warning program has spent decades fine-tuning rapid message dissemination. — Ezgi Karasözen, The Conversation, 6 May 2026