adjustment
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
Types & categories
- improvement hypernym
- readjustment hyponym
- domestication hyponym
- habituation hyponym
- shakedown hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
Types & categories
- change hypernym
- loosening hyponym
- tightening hyponym
- accommodation hyponym
- adaptation hyponym
- tune hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the act of adjusting something to match a standard
Types & categories
- calibration hypernym
- alignment hyponym
- collimation hyponym
- temperament hyponym
- tune-up hyponym
- synchronising hyponym
- voicing hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
Types & categories
- organic process hypernym
- acclimatization hyponym
- dedifferentiation hyponym
- domestication hyponym
- specialisation hyponym
Related & opposite
- conform derivation
Sense 5 noun
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
an allowance for profit
Types & categories
- recompense hypernym
- cost-of-living allowance hyponym
- depreciation allowance hyponym
- deduction hyponym
- seasonal adjustment hyponym
- tare hyponym
Related & opposite
- adjust derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | conform |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | adapt |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fit |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | match |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | reconcile |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fit |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | improvement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | readjustment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | domestication |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | habituation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shakedown |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | change |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | modify |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | adjust |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | alter |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | loosening |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tightening |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | accommodation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | adaptation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tune |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | adjust |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | record |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | calibration |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | alignment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | collimation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | temperament |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tune-up |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | synchronising |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | voicing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | conform |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic process |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | acclimatization |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | dedifferentiation |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | domestication |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | specialisation |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | adjust |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | recompense |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | cost-of-living allowance |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | depreciation allowance |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | deduction |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | seasonal adjustment |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tare |