ADJUSTING Synonyms

• causing to fall into line or into position

• the sterilization of an animal

• the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

• marked by continuous change or effective action

• the act of putting something in working order again

• restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

• the sterilization of an animal

• (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body

• getting higher or more vigorous

• the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

• editing that involves writing something again

• the context and environment in which something is set

• the state of the environment in which a situation exists

• arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

• the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

• the physical position of something

• a table service for one person

• a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place

• the occupation of a tailor

• (music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency

• make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose

• adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

• make amendments to

• to make better

• set straight or right

• make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring

• mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units

• measure the caliber of

• free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth

• correct in opinion or judgment

• socially right or correct

• in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure

• make right or correct

• make reparations or amends for

• censure severely

• adjust for

• punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience

• fall in value

• alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

• treat a defect

• make less severe or harsh or extreme

• add a modifier to a constituent

• cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

• adjust anew

• adjust again after an initial failure

• To change the order or arrangement of (one or more items).

• Rearrangement

• determine the length of

• reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities

• bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one

• set straight or right

• make right or correct

• convert into direct current