FINETUNE Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

fine-tune

verb

as in to adjust

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

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

misadjust

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fine-tune More than two and a half decades later, Miller has attached that rubric of national emergency to a new target, turning the council into a daily war room to track and fine-tune Trump’s campaign to deport 1 million people a year. —

Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026 The actors expected to spend hours fine-tuning their performances and rehearsing key scenes. —

Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026 Even the Oracle of Omaha and longtime Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett has fine-tuned his own hiring philosophy. —

Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2026 Povec eliminates the hassle of changing gear by letting users fine-tune their vision without breaking their stride. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fine-tune

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fine-tune

Verb

The San Jose Unified School District board voted Thursday night to shut down five elementary schools and relocate another at the end of the current school year, a decision that has left many parents and students frustrated and scrambling to adjust.

— Da Lin, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Hereford was able to identify property in her purse, including the three diamond rings, a wristwatch, brooch, and a diamond stick pin, together worth over $350, and more than $15,000 in 2025 when adjusted for inflation.

— Kevin Foster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026