TAILOR Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of tailor

as in to adjust

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation the stand-up comic refused to tailor his routine for network television

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Recent Examples of tailor

Verb

The individual components also allow the hypothetical California Beach Air owner to tailor the configuration to the trip. — New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2026 Different people also learn in different ways and having a computer that is personally tailored to them could help facilitate a middle schooler’s everyday learning experience. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

Noun

The helpless young tailor of twenty-one years of age had a keen nose. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 More than 100 local and international partners around the world will lead the work and tailor recovery efforts to each species and place. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tailor

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailor

Verb

To be fair, like the other QBs, Allen is adjusting to a new scheme; none of the three delivered particularly sharp days.

— Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
After casting was completed, Menart spent a year working with the actors on developing their characters and adjusting the script accordingly.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of adjust

Noun

And in the future, Mimi’s hopes to partner with neighboring small businesses, hold classes for more advanced stitchers and even throw Bachelor watch parties.

— Julianna Chen, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
At the game in June, the Mets provided the group with event space where the knitters, crocheters, cross-stitchers, needle pointers, sewers and embroiderers could connect with each other.

— Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026

Definition of stitcher

Verb

With no European football, Chelsea can focus on adapting to Alonso’s methods in training and to setting the long-term ‘project’ back on track.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Webtoon boasts 155 million monthly active users across an array of titles that have been adapted for traditional TV and movies.

— William Earl, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of adapt

Verb

There’s no single best small backpack, but there are some excellent options out there to suit people with a range of styles and preferences.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
So, similarly to competitors like SoFi, ELFI is best suited for students with strong credit profiles or cosigners.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of suit

Noun

Directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, the movie stars Academy Award-winner Olivia Colman as a fisherwoman who tasks a basket weaver (Peter Dinklage) with making her a wicker husband (Skarsgård).

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 July 2026
The police suspect Juggut Singh, a Sikh peasant with a criminal record who, on the night of the killing, was secretly meeting Nooran, the daughter of a Muslim priest and weaver.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Definition of weaver

Verb

Joby has flown its first FAA-conforming aircraft and entered the final stage of type certification.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
The key to it is to give these kids an opportunity in the summer to be with their peers and not have to conform to always having to do hard things.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of conform

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