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Antonyms for re-adjust
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ree-uh-juhst |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌri əˈdʒʌst |
- aid
- anger
- annoy
- approve
- assist
- break
- confuse
- damage
- derange
- deregulate
- destroy
- differ
- disagree
- disappoint
- disarrange
- dislocate
- disorder
- disorganize
- displace
- displease
- disproportion
- dissatisfy
- disturb
- dull
- forfeit
- frustrate
- halt
- help
- hurt
- imbalance
- leave
- lose
- misguide
- mislead
- mismanage
- mix up
- neglect
- obey
- overbalance
- refuse
- reject
- remain
- ruin
- serve
- soften
- spoil
- support
- unbalance
- unfit
- unsettle
- unsuit
- upset
- waver
- worsen
Definition of re-adjust
Origin :- also readjust, 1742, from re- "back, again" + adjust. Related: Readjusted; readjusting.
- As in regulate : verb manage, organize
- As in balance : verb make equal; cause to have equilibrium
- As in suit : verb adapt, tailor
- As in readjust : verb rearrange
- As in rearrange : verb do over
- As in adapt : verb adjust to a different situation or condition
- As in adjust : verb mechanically alter, especially to
- For the pupil to benefit, he should re-adjust the Series for himself.
- Extract from : « Assimilative Memory » by Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
- They could adjust their course with the jets, check with instruments, and re-adjust—again and again.
- Extract from : « Comet's Burial » by Raymond Zinke Gallun
- At the time of which we speak political parties in England were trying in vain to re-adjust an equable balance.
- Extract from : « The Arbiter » by Lady F. E. E. Bell
- Leave Fourier and the departed in peace, and endeavor only to re-adjust the pieces of your syllogism.
- Extract from : « What is Property? » by P. J. Proudhon
- The quagga would soon stop, and he could then repair the bit, and re-adjust the bridle which he still held in his hands.
- Extract from : « The Bush Boys » by Captain Mayne Reid
- They regulate their use and re-adjust the regulations, sometimes at almost every meeting of the court.
- Extract from : « The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century » by Richard Henry Tawney
- The government is determined to re-adjust conditions out here–to enforce this new law to the letter.
- Extract from : « The Coming of the Law » by Charles Alden Seltzer
Synonyms for re-adjust
- acclimate
- accommodate
- accord
- accustom
- adapt
- adjust
- administer
- align
- allocate
- alter
- amuse
- arrange
- attune
- balance
- bring into line
- calibrate
- cancel
- change
- classify
- collate
- come around
- come out
- come out even
- compensate
- comply
- conduct
- conform
- connect
- control
- coordinate
- correct
- correspond
- counteract
- counterbalance
- determine
- direct
- dispose
- entertain
- equalize
- equate
- even
- familiarize
- fashion
- fill
- fine-tune
- fit
- fit in
- fix
- focus
- get act together
- get used to
- govern
- gratify
- grind
- grow used to
- guide
- habituate
- handle
- harmonize
- improve
- improve accommodate
- legislate
- level
- make
- make up for
- match
- measure
- mend
- methodize
- moderate
- modify
- modulate
- monitor
- neutralize
- nullify
- offset
- oppose
- order
- overhaul
- oversee
- pair off
- parallel
- play the game
- please
- poise
- polish
- prepare
- proportion
- pull things together
- put in order
- put in working order
- quadrate
- qualify
- reacclimate
- readjust
- reconcile
- reconstruct
- rectify
- redeem
- redistribute
- regulate
- remodel
- renovate
- reorganize
- repair
- replace
- reposition
- reset
- reshuffle
- revamp
- revise
- rework
- roll with punches
- rule
- run
- satisfy
- service
- set
- settle
- shape
- shape up
- sharpen
- shift
- square
- stabilize
- standardize
- steady
- straighten up
- suit
- superintend
- supervise
- switch
- systematize
- tailor
- tailor-make
- temper
- tie
- tighten
- time
- toe the mark
- troubleshoot
- true
- tune
- tune up
- weigh
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