well-adjusted

adjective

Of a person, suitably adapted to new conditions.

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well-balancedadjusted
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Meanings

adjectivewell-adjusted (comparative more well-adjusted, superlative most well-adjusted)

comparative more well-adjusted · superlative most well-adjusted · alternative welladjusted

  1. Of a person, suitably adapted to new conditions.

    Ellen Page gives a star-making performance as a 16-year-old live wire who decides to go through with her pregnancy and seeks acceptably well-adjusted, wealthy, punk-rock loving parents for the unborn baby.

    2007 September 10, “Review: Jones, Coens, Penn highlight Toronto”, in CNN
  2. human sciencesFree from any psychological disorder.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivefree from psychological disorder

Similar
well-balancedadjusted
Also see
adjustedwell-balanced

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “well-adjusted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-adjusted.

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