FINE-TUNING Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

fine-tuning

verb

present participle of fine-tune

as in adjusting

to make small changes to (something) in order to improve the way it works or to make it exactly right fine-tune a TV set fine-tune the temperature of the room They're fine-tuning interest rates to achieve economic growth without inflation.

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Recent Examples of fine-tuning For Snider, FilmNation was a chance to get back in the game of fine-tuning scripts and helping directors hone their work. — Brent Lang, Variety, 12 May 2026 Right now, companies are fine-tuning their employee charts in this new transformation era—and down the line, businesses might look a whole lot different. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 May 2026 Data gathered from this trial will also help inform subsequent stages of fine-tuning the tech before it can be commercialized and rolled out widely. — New Atlas, 19 May 2026 Being out of office and fine-tuning the GOP allowed Trump to enter his second term free of restraints, Haberman and Swan said. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2026 Other ESPNers optimize each clip, fine-tuning titles, descriptions and thumbnails, which themselves have the capability to go viral. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026 In her seven months as president of Beast Industry Studios, Henson has noticed Donaldson growing more patient and fine-tuning his sense of when employees need encouragement. — Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s tsunami warning program has spent decades fine-tuning rapid message dissemination. — Ezgi Karasözen, The Conversation, 6 May 2026 The optical sensor offers three tracking resolution settings—1,000dpi, 1,600dpi, and 2,400dpi—that are perfectly adequate for office work, but unlikely to impress gamers or users who enjoy fine-tuning every aspect of their hardware. — Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 21 June 2026

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Verb

Adamala’s team fiddled with their cellular brew, switching genes in and out and adjusting concentrations of various molecules, to get the crucial information-carrying and protein-making genetic systems to jibe.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026
Consider adjusting commission rates based on the type of sale.

— Kate Morgan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of adjusting

Verb

Alysa Guffey After intense pushback to the first draft of the zoning ordinance, the city's Department of Metropolitan, the city agency charged with regulating land use and zoning in the city limits, tweaked the proposal to tighten some regulations.

— Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
When temperatures are extremely high, some people’s bodies can have trouble regulating temperature.

— Hali Smith July 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 2026

Definition of regulating

Verb

Belgium was on the front foot from the start, taking six shots and putting two on target in the first eight minutes before going ahead on De Ketelaere’s first goal in the ninth minute.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
A week later, the TPUSA board unanimously voted to install Erika as their new chief executive, putting her at the forefront of his advocacy efforts.

— Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Definition of putting

Verb

Austria, under Ralf Rangnick, play fluid, relentless football but Jordan made a decent fist of their first World Cup match, creating nine chances despite having just 37 per cent possession and matching Austria’s 11 shot attempts.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
In the series of photos, Brooks, 30, showed off her wedding look — a matching pink halter and skirt set with pink bow pumps — and shared a grainy Polaroid picture of her and Hemsworth, 36.

— Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

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