MISADJUSTING Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

misadjusting

verb

present participle of misadjust

as in damaging

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Prosecutors have also charged him with making false statements to investigators about allegedly damaging Mica’s car tires.

— Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Russian drones hit three major distribution centers, destroying depots belonging to a toy store chain and a confectionery company, and damaging another run by an electronics retailer, the companies said.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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The task is to match instruments to problems and restore financial stability to its proper place in the Fed’s framework, without unnecessarily impairing the capital formation on which America’s long-run competitiveness may depend.

— Joao Gomes, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
At the same time sweeping farm loan waivers have been criticized for impairing credit discipline, draining the public exchequer, and discouraging lending.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of impairing

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Sets with unbreakable backboards and breakaway rims are the best type for children because breakable boards and rigid rims can lead to the little ones hurting their fingers.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Of course, there aren’t a lot of people alive who saw Wheat play, probably hurting him in the voting.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurting

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Those details suggest mental health professionals may conclude Clancy needs to be committed to avoid harming herself.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Iran has called on the United Nations to investigate the humanitarian consequences of US sanctions, arguing that Washington’s pressure campaign is harming ordinary Iranians and violating international law.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of harming

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Scott Quigley, then embedded with the Middlesex DA’s office, crashed his cruiser into a wheelchair van in December 2023, injuring a man inside who died at the hospital a month later.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
In 2021, a teen was arrested after wounding two students and injuring two others in a shooting at a high school in Newport News, Virginia.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

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