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Adjustment

Definition of Adjustment

  • 1. Making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances Noun
  • 2. The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) Noun
  • 3. The act of adjusting something to match a standard Noun
  • 4. The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) Noun
  • 5. An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances Noun

Synonyms for word "adjustment"

  • alteration
  • modification
  • readjustment
  • registration
  • accommodation
  • fitting
  • allowance
  • adaptation
  • adaption

Semanticaly linked words with "adjustment"

  • readjustment
  • domestication
  • habituation
  • advance
  • betterment
  • improvement
  • shakedown
  • laxation
  • loosening
  • tightening
  • change
  • accommodation
  • adaptation
  • tune
  • calibration
  • standardisation
  • standardization
  • alignment
  • collimation
  • temperament
  • tune-up
  • synchronisation
  • synchronising
  • synchronization
  • synchronizing
  • voicing
  • acclimation
  • acclimatisation
  • acclimatization
  • dedifferentiation
  • domestication
  • biological process
  • organic process
  • differentiation
  • specialisation
  • specialization
  • cost-of-living allowance
  • depreciation allowance
  • deduction
  • discount
  • seasonal adjustment
  • tare
  • recompense

Hyponims for word "adjustment"

  • advance
  • betterment
  • improvement
  • change
  • calibration
  • standardisation
  • standardization
  • biological process
  • organic process
  • recompense

Lexical Analysis for "adjustment"

  1. adjust
    Verb
    derivation
    5
    1. make correspondent or conformable
    2. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
    3. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
    4. decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
    5. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
Words Rhyme with adjustment
  • abandonment
  • abasement
  • abashment
  • abatement
  • abetment
  • abolishment
  • abridgement
  • abridgment
  • abscondment
  • abutment
  • accompaniment
  • accomplishment
  • accouchement
  • accouterment
  • accoutrement
  • accruement
Etymology for adjustment
  • has derived form adjust
  • etymology coadjustment
  • etymology preadjustment
  • etymological origin of -ment
  • etymological origin of adjust
  • etymologically related adjustable
  • etymologically related adjuster
  • is derived from adjustments
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