adjustments

NOUN

adaptation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alteration arrangement improvement modification readjustment regulation

STRONG

acclimation acclimatization balancing conformance fitting fixing mending ordering organization orientation redress regulating setting shaping standardization turning

WEAK

correcting organizing repairing

NOUN

financial retribution, payment of claim

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compensation compromise

STRONG

agreement allotment apportionment benefit pay reconciliation reimbursement remuneration settlement share stake stipulation

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

Example Sentences

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Some big-box stores are making adjustments to account for budget-conscious consumers.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

A patient can be declared "not fit for work" or "maybe fit for work" with some adjustments, but the government says more than nine-in-10 sign people off work entirely.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Many of these factors can potentially be changed through medical care or lifestyle adjustments.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

The Board of Trade could also open the door to reductions on tariffs to accommodate Chinese purchases of U.S. goods, but Miller cautions investors to not read too much into any adjustments.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The workers carried oversized wrenches, cranks, and other tools, and were using them to make adjustments on some unseen apparatus beneath the water’s surface.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart