ADJUSTMENT Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

adjustment

noun

ə-ˈjəs(t)-mənt

as in adaptation

the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation the publishing industry's necessary adjustment to the age of electronic media

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

maladaptation

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of adjustment There was much more on the table even as action has been limited to the league athletic directors voting on the schedule adjustment. —

Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 May 2026 There are all sorts of technical and highly nuanced adjustments that get made over the course of a playoff series, especially a back-and-forth playoff series like these West finals have been. —

ABC News, 27 May 2026 While Nakase broke down some fourth-quarter adjustments, Jocytė had her eyes on the clipboard but did a few squats. —

Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 26 May 2026 Apple AirPods Deals The Apple AirPods 4 deliver exceptional high-fidelity sound using custom drivers, Adaptive EQ adjustments, and Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking. —

Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for adjustment

Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjustment

Noun

There’s a sense internally that Wirtz’s adaptation to English football was made tougher by his arrival at a time when the Premier League was becoming more physical, more direct and more about set-plays.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026
The robot’s motions appear increasingly fluid as the session progresses, suggesting that the exercises are intended to test not only strength but also agility, reflexes, and real-time adaptation, reports Techeblog.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026