realignment
Shifting into place
Realignment is the act of adjusting something back into proper position or arrangement: The mechanic performed a wheel realignment.
More often, it describes a significant shift in allegiances, priorities, or organizational structure: a political realignment, a realignment of company divisions.
The word suggests not just change but deliberate repositioning—bringing things into a new or restored order.
Temporary alliance for action
- factionGroup within group
- voting blocAligned electoral faction
- partyGathering for celebration
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
electoral · constituency · allegiance · affiliation · partisan · swing · defection · endorsement
Moving to new spot
- pivotPoint of rotation
- refocusRedirect one's attention
- reorientationChanging one's bearings
- recalibrationAdjusting measurement standards again
redirection · prioritization · course correction · shift · adjustment · adaptation · reassessment · rebranding
Act of setting straight
- amendmentChange to official text
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- fixingRestoring proper function
- remediationAct of correcting faults
restoration · repair · adjustment · revision · modification · updating · redress · reconciliation
Rearranging an existing framework
- reorganizationChanging how something's arranged
- reshuffleRearrange elements anew
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- reconfigurationChanging arrangement of parts
reordering · redistribution · streamlining · consolidation · downsizing · merger · integration · departmental
Body position, alignment
- spinalOf the backbone
- chiropracticSpine-focused alternative medicine
- skeletalOf or like bones
- jointShared by multiple parties
vertebrae · musculoskeletal · therapeutic · manipulation · adjustment · positioning · straightening · cranial
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- truingCorrecting to exact form
- straighteningMaking something not crooked
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
balancing · fine-tuning · synchronization · tracking · positioning · camber · caster · toe-in
coalition
Temporary alliance for action
- factionGroup within group
- voting blocAligned electoral faction
- partyGathering for celebration
bipartisan · electoral · constituency · allegiance · affiliation · partisan · swing · defection · endorsement · caucus
repositioning
Moving to new spot
- pivotPoint of rotation
- refocusRedirect one's attention
- reorientationChanging one's bearings
recalibration · redirection · prioritization · course correction · shift · adjustment · adaptation · reassessment · rebranding · market positioning
rectification
Act of setting straight
- amendmentChange to official text
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- fixingRestoring proper function
remediation · restoration · repair · adjustment · revision · modification · updating · redress · reconciliation · normalization
restructuring
Rearranging an existing framework
- reorganizationChanging how something's arranged
- reshuffleRearrange elements anew
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
reconfiguration · reordering · redistribution · streamlining · consolidation · downsizing · merger · integration · departmental · hierarchy
posture
Body position, alignment
- spinalOf the backbone
- chiropracticSpine-focused alternative medicine
- skeletalOf or like bones
joint · vertebrae · musculoskeletal · therapeutic · manipulation · adjustment · positioning · straightening · cranial · pelvic
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- truingCorrecting to exact form
- straighteningMaking something not crooked
centering · balancing · fine-tuning · synchronization · tracking · positioning · camber · caster · toe-in · suspension
- college sportscollege athletics, college basketball, college football, college baseball, NCAA
- changeschange, shift, alter, transformation, modify
- modificationsmod, alteration, adjustment, modification, revision
- reorganizationreorganize, restructure, reshuffle, rearrange, reorder
- correctionscorrection, corrections, fix, fixing, rectification
- fixesfix, repair, mend, correction, correct
realignmentstasis
State of inactivity
status quo · maintenance · preservation · stability · continuity
realignmentmisalignment
Improper positioning relative to reference
disalignment · disarray · disarrangement · disorder · disorganization
realignmentfragmentation
Breaking into smaller pieces
dissolution · disintegration · polarization · estrangement · rupture
- political realignmentDurable change in voter coalitions