Synonyms for adjustment

Most common

fitting · accommodation · arrangement · reconciliation · modification · correction · adaptation · readjustment

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Antonyms

misadjustment, maladjustment, disarrangement

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The action of adjusting something.

2. n. 2

   The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration.

3. n. 3

   The settling or balancing of a financial account.

   The credit card company made an adjustment to my account to waive the late fee.

4. n. 4

   The behavioral process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.

   When Jim graduated, he found adjustment to the working world difficult.

Related words

Word family

adjustable adjuster

Phrases

age adjustment

Forms

Plural

adjustments → fittings, accommodations, arrangements, reconciliations…

Example sentences

• arrangement Flower arrangement is a traditional art in Japan.
• fitting I would like to try it. Where is the fitting room?
• reconciliation She was hostile to any attempt at reconciliation.
• correction I need to buy some correction fluid for tomorrow.
• modification Through genetic modification, we can improve crops.
• setting What was his motive for setting the house on fire?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

change¹

7 letters

setting², fitting²

8 letters

adaption

9 letters

agreement³, allowance³, adjusting³

10 letters

settlement³, regulation⁴, compromise³, correction³, adaptation⁴, alteration⁴, modulation⁴, conformity⁴

11 letters

composition⁴, arrangement³

12 letters

registration⁴, modification⁵, readjustment⁴

13 letters

understanding⁴, accommodation⁵

14 letters

reconciliation⁶

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (setting² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

ajustement

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