attunes

Brings into harmony

Attunes is a verb meaning to bring into harmony or make receptive.

You attune an instrument to proper pitch, or attune yourself to a new environment: It took weeks to attune to the slower pace of rural life.

The word often implies adjustment toward greater sensitivity or awareness: She gradually attuned herself to the subtle shifts in his mood.

harmony

alignment

Correct relative positioning

accord · unison · calibration · consonance · frequency · vibration · wavelength · pitch · modulation · entrainment

sensitivity

awareness

State of perceiving reality

responsiveness · intuition · empathy · alertness · openness · discernment · attentiveness · perceptiveness · sensing · feeling

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Opposites
harmony/alignment

attunesclashes

Violent encounters or disagreements

misaligns · jars · conflicts · discords · alienates

awareness/sensitivity

attunesignores

Refuses to acknowledge

disregards · tunes out · overlooks · neglects · numbs

Family

attune, attuned, attunement, attuning, attunements

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G