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fine-tune vs adjust

adjust vs fine-tune

fine-tune and adjust both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fine-tune No No Yes No
adjust No No Yes No
As verbs, adjust is a hypernym of fine-tune; that is, adjust is a word with a broader meaning than fine-tune:
  • fine-tune: make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
  • adjust: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
Other hypernyms of fine-tune include correct, set.
fine-tune (verb) adjust (verb)
adjust finely alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring make correspondent or conformable
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
Difference between fine-tune and adjust

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