Synonyms of the word adjust


ADJUSTACCOMMODATE - ADAPT - ADJUDICATE - ALIGN - ALINE - ALTER - CHANGE - CONFORM - CORRECT - DECIDE - MODIFY - REORIENT - RESOLVE - SET - SETTLE

adjust

  • v. (transitive) To modify.
  • v. (transitive) To improve or rectify.
  • v. (transitive) To settle an insurance claim.
  • v. (intransitive) To change to fit circumstances.

accommodate

  • v. (transitive, often reflexive) To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.
  • v. (transitive) To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.
  • v. (transitive) To provide housing for.
  • v. (transitive) to provide with something desired, needed, or convenient.
  • v. (transitive) To do a favor or service for; to oblige;.
  • v. (transitive) To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings…
  • v. (transitive) To give consideration to; to allow for.
  • v. (transitive) To contain comfortably; to have space for.
  • v. (intransitive, rare) To adapt oneself; to be conformable or adapted; become adjusted.
  • adj. (obsolete) Suitable; fit; adapted; as, means accommodate to end.

adapt

  • v. (transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit; to proportion.
  • v. (transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
  • v. (transitive) To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character.
  • v. (intransitive) To change oneself so as to be adapted.
  • adj. Adapted; fit; suited; suitable.

adjudicate

  • v. To settle a legal case or other dispute.
  • v. To act as a judge.

align

  • v. (intransitive) To form in line; to fall into line.
  • v. (transitive) To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
  • v. (transitive, computing) To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e…
  • v. (intransitive) to identify with or match the behaviour, thoughts, etc of another person.
  • v. (bioinformatics)To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA or protein sequences which have regions of…

aline

  • v. (intransitive) To form in line; to fall into line.
  • v. (transitive) To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
  • v. (intransitive) To adhere oneself with a group or a way of thinking.
  • adv. in line.

alter

  • v. (transitive) To change the form or structure of.
  • v. (intransitive) To become different.
  • v. (transitive) To tailor clothes to make them fit.
  • v. (transitive) To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To agitate; to affect mentally.

change

  • v. (intransitive) To become something different.
  • v. (transitive, ergative) To make something into something different.
  • v. (transitive) To replace.
  • v. (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
  • v. (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.).
  • v. (archaic) To exchange.
  • v. (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
  • n. (countable) The process of becoming different.
  • n. (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
  • n. (countable) A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes.
  • n. (uncountable) Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
  • n. (uncountable) Coins (as opposed to paper money).
  • n. (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
  • n. (baseball) A change-up pitch.
  • n. (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
  • n. (dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
  • n. (Scotland, dated) A public house; an alehouse.

conform

  • v. (intransitive, of persons, often followed by to) To act in accordance with expectations; to behave in…
  • v. (intransitive, of things, situations, etc.) To be in accordance with a set of specifications or regulations,…
  • v. (transitive) To make similar in form or nature; to make suitable for a purpose; to adapt.

correct

  • adj. Free from error; true; the state of having an affirmed truth.
  • adj. With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
  • v. (transitive) To make something that was not valid become right. To remove error.
  • v. (by extension, transitive) To grade (examination papers).
  • v. (transitive) To inform (someone) of the latter's error.

decide

  • v. (transitive, intransitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
  • v. (intransitive) To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.
  • v. (transitive) To cause someone to come to a decision.
  • v. (obsolete) To cut off; to separate.

modify

  • v. (transitive) To make partial changes to.
  • v. (intransitive) To be or become modified.

reorient

  • v. To orient again; to become oriented after a dislocation or period of disorientation.

resolve

  • v. (transitive) To find a solution to (a problem).
  • v. (transitive) To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; to make clear or certain; to unravel; to explain.
  • v. (transitive) To solve again.
  • v. (intransitive) To make a firm decision to do something.
  • v. (transitive) To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle.
  • v. To come to an agreement or make peace; patch up relationship, settle differences, bury the hatchet.
  • v. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To break down into constituent parts; to decompose; to disintegrate;…
  • v. To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.
  • v. (music) To cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance.
  • v. (computing) To find the IP address of a hostname, or the entity referred to by a symbol in source code;…
  • v. (rare, transitive) To melt; to dissolve; to liquefy or soften (a solid).
  • v. (rare, intransitive, reflexive) To melt; to dissolve; to become liquid.
  • v. (obsolete, transitive) To liquefy (a gas or vapour).
  • v. (medicine, dated) To disperse or scatter; to discuss, as an inflammation or a tumour.
  • v. (obsolete) To relax; to lay at ease.
  • v. (chemistry) To separate racemic compounds into their enantiomers.
  • n. Determination, will power.

set

  • v. (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
  • v. (transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
  • v. (transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
  • v. (transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
  • v. (transitive) To determine or settle.
  • v. (transitive) To adjust.
  • v. (transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
  • v. (transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
  • v. (transitive) To introduce or describe.
  • v. (transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to.
  • v. (transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
  • v. (transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
  • v. (transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
  • v. (transitive) To arrange (type).
  • v. (transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
  • v. (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
  • v. (intransitive) To solidify.
  • v. (transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
  • v. (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
  • v. (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
  • v. (obsolete, now followed by "out", as in set out) To begin to move; to go forth.
  • v. (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
  • v. (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
  • v. To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
  • v. (hunting, transitive, intransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
  • v. (obsolete) To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly; to set out.
  • v. (transitive, intransitive) To fit music to words.
  • v. (transitive, intransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
  • v. To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
  • v. To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
  • v. To place or fix in a setting.
  • v. To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
  • v. To extend and bring into position; to spread.
  • v. To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
  • v. To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
  • v. (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
  • v. (obsolete) To wager in gambling; to risk.
  • v. To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
  • v. (obsolete) To value; to rate; used with at.
  • v. To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
  • v. (Scotland) To suit; to become.
  • n. A punch for setting nails in wood.
  • n. A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
  • n. Alternative form of sett: a hole made and lived in by a badger.
  • n. Alternative form of sett: pattern of threads and yarns.
  • n. Alternative form of sett: piece of quarried stone.
  • n. (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
  • n. The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
  • n. (obsolete, rare) That which is staked; a wager; hence, a gambling game.
  • n. (engineering) Permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending,…
  • n. (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached…
  • n. (printing, dated) The width of the body of a type.
  • n. A young oyster when first attached.
  • n. Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
  • n. A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun).
  • n. (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
  • n. The camber of a curved roofing tile.
  • adj. Fixed in position.
  • adj. Rigid, solidified.
  • adj. Ready, prepared.
  • adj. Intent, determined (to do something).
  • adj. Prearranged.
  • adj. Fixed in one’s opinion.
  • adj. (of hair) Fixed in a certain style.
  • n. A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
  • n. A rudimentary fruit.
  • n. The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
  • n. (literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
  • n. A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 1, Noun.).
  • n. A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
  • n. An object made up of several parts.
  • n. (set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order…
  • n. (in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
  • n. A group of people, usually meeting socially.
  • n. The scenery for a film or play.
  • n. (dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
  • n. (exercise (sport)) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
  • n. (tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
  • n. (volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
  • n. (volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
  • n. (music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
  • n. (music) A drum kit, a drum set.
  • n. (Britain, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
  • n. (poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is a on the board…
  • v. (Britain, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability.

settle

  • v. (transitive) To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively;…
  • v. (transitive) To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.
  • v. (transitive) To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by payment, sometimes of less than is owed or…
  • v. (transitive, colloquial) To pay (a bill).
  • v. (transitive) To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to quiet; to calm (nerves, waters, a boisterous…
  • v. (Britain, dialectal) To silence, especially by force; by extension, to kill.
  • v. (transitive) To bring or restore (ground, roads, etc) to a smooth, dry, or passable condition.
  • v. (transitive) To place or arrange in(to) a desired state, or make final disposition of (something).
  • v. (transitive) To place in(to) a fixed or permanent condition or position or on(to) a permanent basis; to…
  • v. (transitive) In particular, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, etc.
  • v. (transitive, law) To formally, legally secure (an annuity, property, title, etc) on (a person).
  • v. (transitive) To colonize (an area); to migrate to (a land, territory, site, etc).
  • v. (transitive) To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take…
  • v. (transitive) To clear or purify (a liquid) of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink.
  • v. (transitive) To cause to sink down or to be deposited (as dregs, sediment, etc).
  • v. (transitive) To render compact or solid; to cause to become packed down.
  • v. (transitive) To put into (proper) place; to make sit properly.
  • v. (transitive, of an animal) To impregnate.
  • v. (intransitive) To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare…
  • v. (intransitive) To become married, or a householder.
  • v. (Can we verify([fullurl:Wiktionary:Requests for verification/English?? +]) this sense?) (intransitive)…
  • v. (intransitive, usually with "down", "in", "on" or another preposition) To become stationary or fixed;…
  • v. (intransitive) To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
  • v. (intransitive) To become firm, dry, and hard, like the ground after the effects of rain or frost have…
  • v. (intransitive) To become clear due to the sinking of sediment. (Used especially of liquid. also used figuratively…
  • v. (intransitive) To sink to the bottom of a body of liquid, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reservoir.
  • v. (intransitive) To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, for example the foundation of a house,…
  • v. (intransitive) To become compact due to sinking.
  • v. (intransitive) To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement on matters in dispute.
  • v. (intransitive) To conclude a lawsuit by agreement of the parties rather than a decision of a court.
  • v. (intransitive, obsolete) To make a jointure for a spouse.
  • v. (Can we verify([fullurl:Wiktionary:Requests for verification/English?? +]) this sense?) (intransitive,…
  • n. (archaic) A seat of any kind.
  • n. (now rare) A long bench with a high back and arms, often with chest or storage space underneath.
  • n. (obsolete) A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part. (Compare…

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