| Main Entry: | standardize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make regular, similar |
Synonyms: |
assimilate, bring into line, homogenize, institute, institutionalize, mass produce, normalize, order, regiment, stereotype, systematize |
Antonyms: |
change, differ, differentiate, vary, waver |
| Main Entry: | standardized |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | patterned |
Synonyms: |
consistent, graded, regulated, uniform |
| Main Entry: | adjust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring into agreement or to a standard |
Synonyms: |
accord, allocate, arrange, clarify, conclude, conform, coordinate, doctor*, fiddle with, fine-tune, fix up, grade, methodize, modify, organize, reconcile, regulate, settle, sort, standardize, straighten, systematize, tally |
Antonyms: |
confuse, derange, unfit, unsuit |
| Main Entry: | assimilate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become adjusted; adjust |
Synonyms: |
acclimatize, accommodate, acculturate, accustom, adapt, become like, become similar, blend in, conform, fit, go native, homogenize, homologize, intermix, match, mingle, parallel, standardize |
Antonyms: |
not adapt |
| Main Entry: | compare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | liken, equate |
Synonyms: |
allegorize, approach, approximate to, assimilate, balance, be in the same class as, be on a par with, bear comparison, bring near, come up to, compete with, connect, correlate, distinguish between, draw parallel, equal, equate, hold a candle to, identify with, link, make like, match, notice similarities, parallel, put alongside, relate, resemble, show correspondence, stack up with, standardize, tie up, vie |
| Notes: | compare emphasizes the similarities between or among things, though not losing sight of the differences; contrast emphasizes the differences |
| Main Entry: | constant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fixed |
Synonyms: |
connected, consistent, continual, equable, even, firm, habitual, homogeneous, immutable, invariable, like the Rock of Gibralter, monochrome, monophonic, monotonous, nonstop, of a piece, permanent, perpetual, regular, regularized, solid as rock, stabile, stable, standardized, steadfast, steady, together, unalterable, unbroken, unchanging, unflappable, unfluctuating, uniform, uninterrupted, unvarying |
Antonyms: |
changeable, fickle, fluctuating, inconstant, irregular, unstable, unsteady, varying, wavering |
| Main Entry: | equalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make the same; balance |
Synonyms: |
adjust, commeasure, communize, compare, coordinate, democratize, emulate, equal, equate, establish, even, even up, handicap, level, match, parallel, regularize, rival, smooth, socialize, square, standardize, trim |
Antonyms: |
disproportion, imbalance, unmatch, vary |
| Main Entry: | mechanical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | done by machine; machinelike |
Synonyms: |
automated, automatic, cold, cursory, emotionless, fixed, habitual, impersonal, instinctive, involuntary, laborsaving, lifeless, machine-driven, matter-of-fact, monotonous, perfunctory, programmed, routine, spiritless, standardized, stereotyped, unchanging, unconscious, unfeeling, unthinking, useful |
Antonyms: |
by hand, conscious, feeling, manual |
| Main Entry: | order |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arrange, organize |
Synonyms: |
adapt, adjust, align, alphabetize, array, assign, catalogue, class, classify, codify, conduct, control, dispose, distribute, establish, file, fix, formalize, furnish, group, index, lay out, line, line up, locate, manage, marshal, methodize, neaten, normalize, pattern, place, plan, put away, put to rights, range, regiment, regularize, regulate, right, routine, set guidelines, set in order, settle, sort out, space, standardize, streamline, systematize, tabulate, tidy |
Antonyms: |
disorder, disorganize, mess up, mix up, muddle |
| Main Entry: | organize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arrange, systematize |
Synonyms: |
adapt, adjust, be responsible for, catalogue, classify, codify, combine, compose, constitute, construct, coordinate, correlate, create, dispose, establish, fashion, fit, form, formulate, frame, get going, get together, group, harmonize, lick into shape, line up, look after, marshal, methodize, mold, pigeonhole, put in order, put together, range, regulate, run, see to, set up, settle, shape, standardize, straighten, straighten out, tabulate, tailor, take care of, whip into shape |
Antonyms: |
destroy, disarrange, disorder, disorganize |