Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb adjust

5 senses of adjust

Sense 1
adjust, set, correct -- (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 2
align, aline, line up, adjust -- (place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table")
       => reorient -- (set or arrange in a new or different determinate position; "Orient the house towards the South")

Sense 3
adjust, conform, adapt -- (adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation")
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")

Sense 4
adjust -- (make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness")
       => adapt, accommodate -- (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country")

Sense 5
adjust -- (decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim)
       => decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate -- (bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance")

Antonyms of adj adjusted

4 senses of adjusted

Sense 1
adjusted (vs. unadjusted) -- (altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation; "an adjusted insurance claim"; "the car runs more smoothly with the timing adjusted")

unadjusted (vs. adjusted) -- (not altered to fit certain requirements; "an unadjusted figure of 8.5 percent"; "the unadjusted clock is running fast";)
        => maladjusted -- (not well adjusted; "a maladjusted carburetor")

Sense 2
adjusted (vs. maladjusted) -- (adjusted to demands of daily living; showing emotional stability)

maladjusted (vs. adjusted) -- (poorly adjusted to demands and stresses of daily living; "a maladjusted child")
        => unadapted, unadjusted -- (not having adapted to new conditions; "several unadjusted refugees")

Sense 3
adjusted, familiarized, familiarised -- (having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment)

INDIRECT (VIA oriented) -> unoriented -- (not having position or goal definitely set or ascertained; "engaged in unoriented study"; "unoriented until she looked at the map")

Sense 4
adjusted -- ((especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted; "for my wedding I had my mother's wedding dress altered to fit me")

INDIRECT (VIA altered) -> unaltered, unchanged -- (remaining in an original state; "persisting unaltered through time")

Similarity of adj adjusted

4 senses of adjusted

Sense 1
adjusted (vs. unadjusted) -- (altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation; "an adjusted insurance claim"; "the car runs more smoothly with the timing adjusted")
       => focused -- (of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image)
       => weighted -- (adjusted to reflect value or proportion; "votes weighted according to the size of constituencies"; "a law weighted in favor of landlords"; "a weighted average")

Sense 2
adjusted (vs. maladjusted) -- (adjusted to demands of daily living; showing emotional stability)
       => well-adjusted, well-balanced -- (free from psychological disorder; "a well-adjusted personality")

Sense 3
adjusted, familiarized, familiarised -- (having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment)
       => oriented (vs. unoriented), orientated -- (adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination; "the house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view"; "helping freshmen become oriented to college life"; "the book is value-oriented throughout")

Sense 4
adjusted -- ((especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted; "for my wedding I had my mother's wedding dress altered to fit me")
       => altered (vs. unaltered) -- (changed in form or character without becoming something else; "the altered policy promised success"; "following an altered course we soon found ourselves back in civilization"; "he looked...with clouded eyes and with an altered manner of breathing"- Charles Dickens)