well-adjusted
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4.4
- adjective
- /ˌwɛl əˈdʒʌstɪd/
:
bien adaptado
- Each of the boys demonstrated acquisition of problem-solving skills to levels comparable to those of well-adjusted peers.
- socially well-adjusted
- emotionally well-adjusted
- well-adjusted child
Like, can you be a great artist as a happy, well adjusted, grateful, grounded human being?
- Like, can you be a great artist as a happy, well adjusted, grateful, grounded human being?
- Is what, what do I do to give my kids the best chance of being well adjusted adults?
- Well, and there's that one character, Helmholtz Watson, right, who seems to be well adjusted.
- It's, it's the opposite of what you ought to do to, to raise self possessed and well adjusted adults.
- We've had a lot of former child stars on our show, some of them very well adjusted, some of them who have struggled more.
- But it's somebody who's well adjusted and doesn't feel the same crazy pressures that the Type A feels.
- Or at least being fairly well adjusted in, in many respects.
- And I look at people like you and people who had well adjusted parents usually.
- are all well adjusted, good citizens,
- And they're, they typically grow up to be, you know, well adjusted gay men.
- Like, how can you watch that and be well adjusted to life imagining girls going cross side and drooling because they're enjoying sex so much.
- See she's probably pretty well adjusted because if you know most science women in science are there's so few that they just the the guys are like sharks.
Examples
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It's important for children to grow up in a nurturing environment so they become well-adjusted adults.
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Now a successful, well-adjusted college student, the boy then was a depressed, suicidal 12-year-old who required constant surveillance.
Academic text (1998) -
And I look at people like you and people who had well adjusted parents usually.
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Was he a well adjusted person?
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I fought every day to appear normal, healthy, and well-adjusted to those around me.
Fiction book (2002) -
Anyway, I like to think I was happy and relatively well-adjusted.
Fiction book (1997) -
My boys have turned out to be well-adjusted, lovely boys with fabulous manners, etc.
Blog text (19) -
Their interests were broader; they were socially well-adjusted, and they were active in community and school affairs.
Academic text (1990) -
Its students, by and large, are socially gifted and well-adjusted, as one would expect from a carefully selected elite.
Academic text (1991) -
The mission of all teachers should center on fostering happy, well-adjusted children who will grow up to be happy, well-adjusted adults.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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4.1
Being calm, mentally healthy, and able to handle stress
Emotionally and socially stable in daily life
Antonyms
How Stable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Well-adjusted is made of well ('in a good way') and adjust ('to change something so it fits or works'). So, like a clock or machine that has been set right and runs smoothly, a well-adjusted person has their feelings and habits in good order and can handle everyday life.