Adjective: adjusted u'jús-tid
- Altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation
"an adjusted insurance claim"; "the car runs more smoothly with the timing adjusted"
- Showing emotional stability
"After therapy, he seemed more adjusted to his new circumstances"
- Having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment
"After a month, the new employee seemed well adjusted to the workplace";
- familiarized, familiarised [Brit]
- (especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted
"The adjusted hem of the dress now fell at the perfect length"
- Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
"Adjust the clock, please";
- set, correct
- Adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
"We must adjust to the bad economic situation";
- conform, adapt
- Place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
"She adjusted the pictures on the wall";
- align, aline [non-standard], line up
- Make correspondent or conformable
"Adjust your eyes to the darkness"
- Change the settings of a device
"Adjust the volume on your headphones"
- Decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
"The adjuster adjusted the claim for the damaged vehicle"
See also: altered, focused, orientated [Brit], oriented, weighted, well-adjusted, well-balanced
Type of: accommodate, adapt, adjudicate, alter, change, decide, get used to, modify, reorient, resolve, settle
Antonym: maladjusted, unadjusted
Encyclopedia: Adjusted
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