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Synonyms for adjustment
əˈdʒʌst məntad·just·ment

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Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 4 votes

  1. adjustment, accommodation, fittingnoun

    making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

    Synonyms:
    adaption, modification, appointment, readjustment, try-on, alteration, fitting, allowance, trying on, accommodation, registration, adaptation

  2. alteration, modification, adjustmentnoun

    the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

    Synonyms:
    modification, limiting, change, readjustment, qualifying, adaption, alteration, accommodation, revision, fitting, allowance, registration, adaptation

  3. adjustment, registration, readjustmentnoun

    the act of adjusting something to match a standard

    Synonyms:
    adaption, modification, readjustment, enrollment, alteration, enrolment, fitting, allowance, accommodation, registration, adaptation

  4. adaptation, adaption, adjustmentnoun

    the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

    Synonyms:
    adaption, accommodation, readjustment, modification, alteration, fitting, allowance, version, registration, adaptation

  5. allowance, adjustmentnoun

    an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

    "an allowance for profit"

    Synonyms:
    modification, accommodation, readjustment, leeway, allowance account, allowance, adaptation, alteration, adaption, valuation account, fitting, margin, registration, tolerance, valuation reserve

Dictionary of English Synonymes2.0 / 1 vote

  1. adjustmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    arrangement, adjusting, putting in order, putting in good trim, setting to rights

  2. adjustmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    regulation, setting, putting right

  3. adjustmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    settlement, reconciliation, pacification

  4. adjustmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    fitting, adapting, accommodation, making suitable or conformable

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. adjustmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    adaptation, regulation, settlement

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How to use adjustment in a sentence?

  1. Chuck Grassley:

    The relevant agencies ought to rapidly implement the OIG’s recommendations, congress should not even begin to considerproposals related tosweepingimmigrationstatus changes for evacuees,such as an Afghan Adjustment Act,until theBiden administration, at the very least,guarantees the integrity ofand fully responds to long-standing congressional oversight requests regardingthe vettingand evacuee resettlementprocess.

  2. Rodrigo Catril:

    The key message from the Fed minutes is that the 25 basis-point cut in July was just a calibration, a mid cycle adjustment and not the start of a new easing cycle.

  3. James Hardie:

    Asbestos adjustments for the quarter and full year primarily reflect the unfavorable movement in the actuarial adjustment of US$195.8 million recorded at year end.

  4. Chris Marinak:

    He's known for his routine, but he's made a quick adjustment.

  5. Carlos Sampaio:

    The fiscal adjustment risks failure even before it gets to the floor of Congress because the governing coalition is in disarray.


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