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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That’s as the bottom half tend to make more quarterly adjustments.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Heathrow said the decline reflected "the ongoing impact of the Middle East conflict on some markets and short‑term adjustments to travel plans".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Small adjustments made big differences, like increasing pocket sizes to better fit the tennis balls and, with Sabet’s suggestion, extending her coat to the floor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Planting has "not been cancelled", Mohamad insisted, but "temporary adjustments and mitigation measures are being implemented".

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Luma hurried her players into a huddle and began to tick through the adjustments she wanted.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John