tailors [tey-ler]
Main Entry:
tailor [tey-ler]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person who sews clothing
Synonyms: clothier, costumier, couturier, dressmaker, garment maker, needle worker, outfitter, suit maker
Main Entry: accommodate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make, become suitable for something
Synonyms: accord, accustom, adapt, adjust, agree, attune, bend over backwards, comply, compose, conform, coordinate, correspond, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fit, go by the book, go with the flow, harmonize, integrate, make consistent, modify, play the game, proportion, reconcile, settle, shape up, suit, tailor, tailor-make, tune
Antonyms: disarrange, unsuit
Main Entry: adapt
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: adjust to a different situation or condition
Synonyms: acclimate, accommodate, accustom, alter, change, come around, comply, conform, familiarize, fashion, fit, get act together, get used to, grow used to, habituate, harmonize, make, match, modify, play the game, prepare, qualify, readjust, reconcile, remodel, revise, roll with punches, shape, shape up, square, suit, tailor
Antonyms: disarrange, dislocate, disorder, disturb, unfit
Main Entry: adjust
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: become or make prepared, adapted
Synonyms: acclimatize, accommodate, accustom, adapt, alter, arrange, compose, conform, dispose, do as Romans do, doctor*, fiddle with, fine-tune, fit, fix, fix up, get act together, get it together, grin and bear it, habituate, harmonize, make conform, modify, order, quadrate, reconcile, rectify, redress, regulate, remodel, settle, suit, swim with the tide, tailor, tailor-make, tune
Antonyms: confuse, derange, disarrange, disorder, disorganize, upset
Main Entry: arrange
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make plans, often involving agreement
Synonyms: adapt, adjust, agree to, blueprint, chart, come to terms, compromise, concert, construct, contrive, decide, design, determine, devise, direct, draft, establish, frame*, get act together, get ready, hammer out a deal, harmonize, iron out, lay out, line up, make a connection, make ready, manage, map out, negotiate, organize, prepare, project, promote, provide, pull a wire, pull things together, quarterback, resolve, schedule, scheme, set stage, settle, shape up, tailor, work out, work out a deal
Antonyms: disorganize, not plan
Main Entry: conform
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: adjust, adapt
Synonyms: accommodate, attune, be guided by, clean up act, comply, coordinate, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fall in with, fit, follow, follow beaten path, follow the crowd, go by the book, go with the flow, harmonize, integrate, keep, make room, meet halfway, mind, move over, obey, observe, play the game, proportion, quadrate, reconcile, reconciliate, roll with punches, run with the pack, shape up, square, straighten up, suit, tailor, tailor-make, toe the line, tune, yield
Antonyms: differ, fight, refuse
Main Entry: design
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: intend, mean to do
Synonyms: aim, contemplate, contrive, destine, devise, make, mind, plan, prepare, project, propose, purpose, scheme, tailor
Main Entry: dispose
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: place, order; deal with
Synonyms: actuate, adapt, adjust, arrange, array, bend, bias, call the tune, condition, determine, distribute, fix, govern, group, incline, induce, influence, lay down the law, lead, locate, make willing, marshal, methodize, motivate, move, organize, predispose, prepare, promote, prompt, put, put one's foot down, put to rights, range, rank, read the riot act, regulate, ride herd on, set, set in order, settle, shepherd, stand, sway, systematize, tailor, tempt
Notes: predispose differs from dispose by implying that the frame of mind is created some time before it becomes obvious
Antonyms: disarrange, disorder, displace, disturb, mismanage
Main Entry: fashion
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: adjust, design, create
Synonyms: accommodate, adapt, build, carve, construct, contrive, cook up, cut, devise, dream up, erect, fabricate, fit, forge, form, frame*, knock together, make, manufacture, model, mold, plan, plot, produce, sculpture, shape, suit, tailor, throw together, turn out, work
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