Synonyms of tailor

tailor 1 of 2

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjust
• adapt
• suit
• conform
• put
• customize
• shape
• edit
• fit
• accommodate
• prepare
• match
• condition
• fashion
• alter
• modify
• acclimate
• transform
• doctor
• convert
• acclimatize
• equip
• establish
• readjust
• tune
• bend
• pattern
• model
• correct
• revise
• regulate
• rework
• attune
• orient
• gear
• harmonize
• orientate
• redesign
• acquaint
• train
• fine-tune
• ready
• prime
• familiarize
• reclaim
• readapt
• recast
• rig
• reengineer
• settle
• remake
• root
• refashion
• reinvent
• recycle
• harden
• accustom
• rehearse
• square
• inure
• remodel
• revamp
• redo
• refocus
• toughen
• season
• refit
• habituate
• redevelop
• make over
• rejigger
• register
• habilitate
• phase
• naturalize
• refigure
• fiddle (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjust

tailor

2 of 2

noun

as in sewer

Related Words

• sewer
• stitcher
• seamster
• weaver
• seamstress
• knitter
• needlewoman
• embroiderer
• needleworker

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tailor

Verb

The overall effect is tailored and contemporary rather than rustic. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026

The auction features tailored daywear and glamorous eveningwear. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Noun

My rabbit hole ended, happily, in this serendipitous Hell Gate profile of the Williamsburg tailor who kept Interpol in fine threads. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

The company said Venezuela assigned its new oil fields to exploit in the country’s Orinoco Belt, a region that produces thick, sludgy, tar-like oil that many US Gulf-area refining facilities are tailor made to refine. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026