Antonyms of adj maladjusted

3 senses of maladjusted

Sense 1
maladjusted (vs. adjusted) -- (poorly adjusted to demands and stresses of daily living; "a maladjusted child")

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 2
disturbed, maladjusted -- (emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships)

INDIRECT (VIA neurotic) -> unneurotic -- (not neurotic; "successful mothers--mothers with unneurotic children"; "he's the most unneurotic person I know")

Sense 3
maladjusted -- (not well adjusted; "a maladjusted carburetor")

INDIRECT (VIA unadjusted) -> adjusted -- (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")

Similarity of adj maladjusted

3 senses of maladjusted

Sense 1
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 2
disturbed, maladjusted -- (emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships)
       => neurotic (vs. unneurotic), psychoneurotic -- (affected with emotional disorder)

Sense 3
maladjusted -- (not well adjusted; "a maladjusted carburetor")
       => unadjusted (vs. adjusted) -- (not altered to fit certain requirements; "an unadjusted figure of 8.5 percent"; "the unadjusted clock is running fast";)

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