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Adjective adjusted has 4 senses
- adjusted - altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation; "an adjusted insurance claim"; "the car runs more smoothly with the timing adjusted"
Antonyms: unadjusted, maladjusted
- adjusted - adjusted to demands of daily living; showing emotional stability
Antonyms: maladjusted, unadapted, unadjusted
- adjusted, familiarized, familiarised - having achieved a comfortable relationship with your environment
Antonym: unoriented (indirect, via oriented)
- adjusted - (especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted; "for my wedding I had my mother's wedding dress altered to fit me"
Antonyms: unaltered, unchanged (indirect, via altered)
Verb adjust has 5 senses
- adjust, set, correct - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
--1 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
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- align, aline, line up, adjust - place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
--2 is one way to reorient
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- adjust, conform, adapt - adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
--3 is one way to change
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s PP
- adjust - make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness"
--4 is one way to adapt, accommodate
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s something to somebody
- adjust - decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
--5 is one way to decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
Sample sentence:
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