PHASING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

phasing

verb

present participle of phase

as in adjusting

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misadjusting

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Verb

The couple has taken their time tinkering and adjusting the decor, taking a considered approach to collecting and combining their belongings.

— Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2026
To address this problem, research teams have long experimented with changing electrode shapes, adjusting liquid flows, and modifying surface properties to help the bubbles detach easily.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of adjusting

Verb

Concerns about a Democratic Congress regulating AI led to a more than 5% drop in the tech-heavy Nasdaq, wiping out more than $2 trillion in market value.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
In a unanimous vote, the Los Angeles City Council instructed housing staff to report on policy recommendations related to regulating algorithmic rent-setting and artificial intelligence technologies that are being used by housing providers.

— City News Service, Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of regulating

Verb

Negotiators face a widening gap between climate pledges and progress, with leaders urging cuts to fossil fuels and methane and more support for countries adapting to warming.

— Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
For Kim, adapting to civilian campus life in Florida is a welcome change.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of adapting

Verb

But now politics and policy are shaping the way capital is flowing in the world.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
With Election Day approaching, voters in Delaware County said a range of issues is shaping their decisions, from the economy and inflation to border security and crime.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of shaping

Verb

And now that the president is unable to find support for his damaging policies on their merits, the administration is focused on rigging the rules to keep power and avoid accountability.

— Dylan Behler, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2026
Cinelease, founded in 1977, has since bolted on rigging firm C&C Studio Services as well as barricade firm West Coast Fencing to build out its own services unit.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of rigging

Verb

Sensitive complexions get extra TLC from soothing Centella asiatica, antioxidant-rich green tea, and conditioning lysine.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Sep. 2026
And for many Bears pass catchers who have never played with a quarterback quite like Williams, conditioning themselves — both mentally and physically — has become part of the process.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of conditioning

Verb

That might mean tailoring the way the company tells its story or responds to a client’s questions.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Changing course so close to the early-decision deadline can be difficult for applicants who have spent months tailoring their applications to a specific Cornell school, a distinctive part of the university's application process, according to Beaton.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of tailoring

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