adjustment vs readjustment

adjustment and readjustment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adjustment	Yes	No	No	No
readjustment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, adjustment and readjustment are synonyms defined as:

adjustment and readjustment: the act of adjusting something to match a standard

Other synonyms of adjustment include registration.

As nouns, readjustment is a hyponym of adjustment; that is, readjustment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adjustment:

adjustment: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
readjustment: the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances)

Other hyponyms of adjustment include domestication, habituation, shakedown.

adjustment (noun)	readjustment (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances)
the act of adjusting something to match a standard	the act of adjusting something to match a standard
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

adjustment vs readjustment

adjustment and readjustment both are nouns.

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