Adjust and Compare

Adjust

Adjust verb - To change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation.

Compare and adjust are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Compare" instead a verb "Adjust".

Compare

Compare verb - To describe as similar.

Adjust and compare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adjust" instead a verb "Compare".

Common collocations

character adjust character compare character
power adjust power compare power
appearance adjust appearance compare appearance
plot adjust plot compare plot
Other words: number, moment, time, way, story, hair.

Both words in one sentence

  • Ominous Multiple Screens Compare Do Not Adjust Your Set where the villain uses everyone else's screens.
  • We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties Compare with Relax-o-Vision (an innocuous image is substituted for a disturbing one), Do Not Adjust Your Set (an outside intrusion overrides the signal), and Snowy Screen of Death (damage to the camera causes the signal to flicker out and die).
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