rejigger

Adjust the setup

Rejigger means to rearrange, adjust, or reconfigure something—often improvising to make it work better: We had to rejigger the schedule after the delay, She rejiggered the budget to find room for the new hire.

The word suggests tinkering or fiddling rather than wholesale redesign.

Primarily American and informal.

tinker

fiddle

Adjust restlessly; folk violin

  • tinkerMender of metal household wares
  • tweakMinor adjustment
  • fidgetRestless small movements

toy · play · experiment · improvise · hack · jury-rig · jerry-rig · mess · dabble · finagle

adjust

tweak

Minor adjustment

readjust · realign · rebalance · retune · reset · reconfigure · optimize · regulate · correct · attune

overhaul

revamp

Restructure extensively

reconfigure · remodel · remake · redo · rebuild · reconstruct · renovate · reorganize · reshape · reformulate

Opposites
change vs. preservation

rejiggerpreserve

Protect from loss

maintain · leave alone · retain · conserve · stabilize

modification vs. original creation

rejiggercreate

Cause to exist

establish · originate · institute · found · initialize

action vs. inaction

rejiggerleave alone

Refrain from disturbing

do nothing · let be · neglect · ignore · abandon

Family

rejiggered, rejiggering, rejiggers

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