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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Adjustments for capital expenditure, a new mine schedule and higher operating costs drive a A$5.1 billion—or 55%—reduction in the net present value Macquarie attributes to the project.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Adjustments to cereals or poultry prices will take a little longer.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Adjustments to earnings change from year to year.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Adjustments to his feet, his wrists and his hands felt like unnecessarily work.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2024

The teaching, in this Period of Adjustments, was not all on Ruth's part.

From The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life by Lewis, Sinclair