adjusting
Making small corrections
Adjusting is the act of making small changes to achieve a better fit, position, or result.
You might spend time adjusting the mirrors before driving or adjusting to a new schedule after a move.
The word implies fine-tuning rather than wholesale change—tweaking what exists rather than replacing it.
Fitting to new conditions
- modificationAct of altering something
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- conformingMeeting accepted standards
customization · tailoring · fitting · revision · alteration · reconfiguration · pivoting · transitioning
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- gaugeStandard of measurement
instrumentation · zeroing · specifications · parameters · metrology · calipers · benchmarking · standards
Automatic climate control device
- valveFluid flow controller
- modulatingVarying systematically over time
- controlAuthority to direct
- feedbackReturned response data
governor · damper · actuator · regulator · knob · dial · lever · setting
Correct relative positioning
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- straighteningMaking something not crooked
- levelingMaking flat or equal
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
orienting · realigning · fitting · evening · spacing · squaring · angling · tilting
Fixing of mistakes
- rectifyingCorrecting an error
- fixingRestoring proper function
- remedyingCorrecting a fault
- amendingModifying to improve
revising · editing · proofreading · troubleshooting · debugging · compensating · offsetting · straightening
Frequency of sound
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- toneQuality of sound
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
sharpening · flattening · temperament · harmonics · resonance · tightening · loosening · strings
State of balance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- levelingMaking flat or equal
equalization · proportion · distribution · weighting · rebalancing · compensation · offsetting · trimming
adaptation
Fitting to new conditions
- modificationAct of altering something
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
conforming · customization · tailoring · fitting · revision · alteration · reconfiguration · pivoting · transitioning · acclimating
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- measurementDetermining size or amount
gauge · instrumentation · zeroing · specifications · parameters · metrology · calipers · benchmarking · standards · diagnostics
thermostat
Automatic climate control device
- valveFluid flow controller
- modulatingVarying systematically over time
- controlAuthority to direct
feedback · governor · damper · actuator · regulator · knob · dial · lever · setting · throttle
alignment
Correct relative positioning
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- straighteningMaking something not crooked
- levelingMaking flat or equal
centering · orienting · realigning · fitting · evening · spacing · squaring · angling · tilting · sighting
correction
Fixing of mistakes
- rectifyingCorrecting an error
- fixingRestoring proper function
- remedyingCorrecting a fault
amending · revising · editing · proofreading · troubleshooting · debugging · compensating · offsetting · straightening · realigning
pitch
Frequency of sound
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- toneQuality of sound
tuning · sharpening · flattening · temperament · harmonics · resonance · tightening · loosening · strings · pegs
equilibrium
State of balance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
leveling · equalization · proportion · distribution · weighting · rebalancing · compensation · offsetting · trimming · neutralizing
- tinkeringfiddling, puttering, pottering, tweaking, dabbling
- transformationschange, changes, transform, transforms, transformation
- adjustingtuning, readjusting, calibrating, tweaking, modifying
- clothing actionsdressing, donning, wearing, buttoning, zipping
- handlingdealing with, handling, managing, coping, addressing
- maneuveringmaneuvering, positioning, steering, repositioning, pivoting
adjustingleaving alone
Ceasing to disturb
maintaining · preserving · keeping · locking · freezing
adjustingdisorganizing
Destroying orderly arrangement
disrupting · disturbing · deranging · disordering · upsetting
adjust, adjustment, adjusted, adjustable, readjust, adjusts, adjustments, readjustment, readjusted