adjustive

Thân thiện

The therapist used adjustive techniques to help the client relax.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Conducive to adjustment: Describes something that facilitates, aids, or makes the process of adjustment easier or more effective. It refers to qualities, conditions, or actions that help in adapting, modifying, or settling into a new state.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The therapist provided an adjustive environment for the patient to adapt to new routines.
  • Her adjustive skills were crucial in helping the team navigate the organizational changes smoothly.
  • This policy is highly adjustive, allowing for modifications based on user feedback.

Advanced Usage

• "adjustive behavior": Behavior that is flexible and helps an individual or system adapt to new circumstances.
  • The study focused on the child's adjustive behavior in a new school setting.
• "adjustive mechanism": A process or system feature that facilitates adaptation or correction.
  • The software includes an adjustive mechanism to correct for sensor drift over time.

Variants and Related Words

• Adjust (verb): To change or modify something to fit or function better.
  • You need to adjust the settings for better performance.
• Adjustment (noun): A small change made to improve something or make it fit better.
  • The mechanic made a quick adjustment to the engine.
• Adjustable (adjective): Capable of being adjusted or changed.
  • This chair has an adjustable height.

Synonyms

• Adaptive: Having the ability to change to suit different conditions.
• Accommodative: Willing to fit in with someone's wishes or needs; helping adaptation.
• Flexible: Able to be easily modified to respond to altered circumstances.

Antonyms

• Inflexible: Unwilling to change or adapt.
• Rigid: Not able to be changed or adapted.
• Maladaptive: Not adjusting adequately or appropriately to the environment or situation.

Related Phrases

• "adjustive response": A reaction that helps in adapting to a situation.
  • The community's adjustive response to the crisis was swift and effective.
• "adjustive process": The series of actions or steps taken to achieve adjustment.
  • Moving to a new country involves a complex adjustive process.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. conducive to adjustment