Antonyms for adjustments


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-juhst-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : əˈdʒʌst mənt


Definition of adjustments

Origin :
  • 1640s, from French ajustement or else a native formation from adjust (v.) + -ment.
  • noun adaptation
  • noun financial retribution, payment of claim
Example sentences :
  • Tom's motor-cycle, since he had made some adjustments to it, was very swift.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
  • What are some of the adjustments resulting from the need of protection from foes?
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • When the box was drained, a man leaped in and made some adjustments.
  • Extract from : « The Great Drought » by Sterner St. Paul Meek
  • "With some changes and adjustments I can make this a speedy boat," thought Tom.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Motor-boat » by Victor Appleton
  • Eurythmy is beauty and fitness in the adjustments of the members.
  • Extract from : « Ten Books on Architecture » by Vitruvius
  • The teaching, in this Period of Adjustments, was not all on Ruth's part.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of the Hawk » by Sinclair Lewis
  • It had a universal focus and nothing to bother about in the way of adjustments.
  • Extract from : « If You Don't Write Fiction » by Charles Phelps Cushing
  • After the adjustments are made, the casting of the type follows.
  • Extract from : « The Building of a Book » by Various
  • Of all the "adjustments" of the Constitution, slavery was precisely that one which was not adjusted.
  • Extract from : « James Madison » by Sydney Howard Gay
  • It was useless to fall back upon the old compromises and adjustments.
  • Extract from : « The Creators » by May Sinclair

Synonyms for adjustments

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