Definition for Adjust:

• ad-just', v.t. to arrange properly ( with to): to regulate: to settle.-- adj. ADJUST'ABLE.-- n. ADJUST'MENT, arrangement. [ O. Fr. ajouster-- Low L. adjuxt[= a]re, to put side by side-- L. juxta, near].

Synonyms for Adjust:

• n.

  •
  • attune,
  • straighten,
  • resolve,
  • habituate,
  • standardize,
  • accustom,
  • accord,
  • acclimate.
  •
  • overhaul,
  • mend,
  • reverse,
  • sharpen,
  • grind,
  • service,
  • tighten,
  • renovate,
  • connect,
  • revamp.
  •
  • fashion.
  •
  • open.
  •adjust (noun)
  • adapt,
  • set,
  • conform,
  • aline.

• v.

  •become or make prepared, adapted (verb)
  • alter,
  • doctor,
  • tune,
  • reconcile,
  • accommodate,
  • fix up,
  • remodel,
  • grin and bear it,
  • swim with the tide,
  • make conform,
  • quadrate.
  •bring into agreement or to a standard (verb)
  • conclude,
  • allocate,
  • sort,
  • systematize,
  • grade,
  • Methodize,
  • clarify.
  •change (verb)
  • modulate,
  • correct,
  • diversify,
  • fluctuate,
  • convert,
  • transform,
  • reform,
  • transfigure,
  • vary,
  • transpose,
  • deviate,
  • transit,
  • vacillate,
  • mutate.
  •compensate (verb)
  • nullify,
  • cancel,
  • offset,
  • square,
  • counteract,
  • counterbalance.
  •compromise (verb)
  • compensate,
  • strike a balance,
  • concede,
  • compromise,
  • mediate,
  • bargain,
  • appease,
  • allow.
  •correct (verb)
  • amend,
  • repair,
  • patch,
  • improve.
  •mechanically alter, especially to (verb)
  • troubleshoot,
  • polish,
  • put in working order,
  • bring into line,
  • improve accommodate.
  •order (verb)
  • orchestrate,
  • form,
  • pigeonhole,
  • classify,
  • class,
  • rationalize,
  • chart,
  • collate,
  • program,
  • marshal,
  • maintain,
  • plot,
  • categorize,
  • score,
  • cast,
  • unify,
  • normalize,
  • group,
  • place,
  • rate,
  • frame,
  • type,
  • stratify,
  • schematize,
  • unsnarl,
  • design,
  • devise,
  • stabilize,
  • sift,
  • array,
  • schedule,
  • separate,
  • rank,
  • shape,
  • support,
  • scheme,
  • plan,
  • structure,
  • subordinate,
  • screen.
  •recompense (verb)
  • atone,
  • return,
  • reimburse,
  • recompense.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • overturn,
  • roll,
  • invert,
  • pivot,
  • screw up,
  • flip,
  • readjust,
  • acclimatize,
  • swivel,
  • water,
  • blink,
  • upend.
  •
  • tailor.
  •
  • spin,
  • turn,
  • tilt.
  •
  • pop,
  • lean.
  •
  • have.
  •calculate
  • gauge.
  •change
  • remake.
  •compose
  • tune down.
  •compromise
  • go fifty-fifty,
  • split the difference.
  •fine-tune
  • calibrate.
  •habituate
  • take to.
  •harden
  • harden.
  •measure
  • plumbing.
  •orient
  • get one's bearings,
  • orientate.
  •pay
  • remunerate.

Paraphrases for Adjust:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    Adjusting.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Adjusting.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Adjusting.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    readjust.
  • Noun, plural
    adjusters, adjustment, Adjustments.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    readjust.
  • Verb, base form
    readjust.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    modify, amend, tailor, revise, responsive, Modifying.
  • Noun, plural
    fits, conflicts, accords.
  • Verb, past tense
    recommended, Purchased, Complied.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    realigning, conforming, snapping, Repairing, mounting, keeping, Modifying.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    alter, amend, tailor, conform, resolve, address, settle, revise, rectify, vary.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    Addressing, Addresses, regulates, corresponds, wraps, satisfies, conforms, fixes, maintains, suits, fulfils, resolving, resolves, complies, refers, meets, fits.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, Amending, modulate, altering, realign, regulate, alter, corrects, modify, regularize, amend, reorient, respond, acclimatize, reorganize, straighten, cope, reset, update, harmonize, conform, redefine, redesign, regularise, comply, rearrange, resolve, address, reconfigure, reshape, correspond, redirect, refocus, adhere, titrate, settle, co-ordinate, revise, rationalize, reconcile, suit, transform, retrofit, sharpen, manipulate, solve, streamline, satisfy, adjudicate, abide, harmonise, revamp, rectify, re-examine, rework, reformulate, reconsider, remedy, vary, redraft, revisit, rotate.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    adjustment, fine-tuned.
  • Proper noun, singular
    adjustment, Adjustments.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    adjustment, adjustability.
  • Verb, past tense
    adjustment.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    adjustment.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    adjustment.
  • Verb, base form
    adapted, adjustment, tailor.

Antonyms for Adjust:

• v.

  • become or make prepared, adapted
    disorganize, disagree, refuse, upset, disarrange, mix up, scatter, ruin, Unsuit, disturb, worsen, disperse, derange, unfit, confuse, disorder.
  • bring into agreement or to a standard
    differ, unsettle, move, mismatch.
  • mechanically alter, especially to
    dull, break, hurt, spoil, damage, destroy.
  • Other antonyms:
    Misadjust.

Homophones for Adjust:

• audio cd, adduct, attest, audacity, addict, attach to, adequate, attested, adjusted, autocoid, adust, ada-scid, adequate to, atheist, attached, autodidact, audiocassette, autacoid, addicted.

Hypernym for Adjust:

• v.

  • change
    readjust, tune up, synchronize, justify, zero, set, match, calibrate, plumb, harmonize, coordinate, align, attune, focalize, reset, proportion, focus, fit, regulate, reconcile, zero in, pressurise, sharpen, modulate, decompress, tune, citify, linearise, synchronise, linearize, graduate, sync, time, focalise, trim, ordinate, harmonise, temper, depressurise, fine-tune, pressurize, depressurize.

Hyponym for Adjust:

• v.

  • change
    adapt, accommodate, modify, alter, change.
  • cognition
    adjudicate, settle, resolve, decide.