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attuned

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for attuned.

Editorial note

Those people become experts - they get incredibly attuned - at navigating risks when it comes to getting fired.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Brought into harmony; harmonized.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of attuned gathered in one view.

adjective

Brought into harmony; harmonized.

adjective

Having been changed to fit in with a particular context or to be in sync with a phenomenon.

adjective

(of a musical instrument) Tuned to the correct pitch.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for attuned.

adjective

Having been changed to fit in with a particular context or to be in sync with a phenomenon.

adjective

(of a musical instrument) Tuned to the correct pitch.

Example sentences

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Those people become experts - they get incredibly attuned - at navigating risks when it comes to getting fired.

2

Dogs understand us and are attuned to our emotions to a much higher degree than any other non-human animal.

3

A process needs to be attuned to the people, and the relations between those involved, involved.

4

Why are people whose last names end in -owden so attuned to privacy issues and fairness?

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We are hyper-attuned to this because of recording technology that lets anyone sound like they can play perfectly in tune.

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No doubt the education system should be more attuned to the trends in labor markets, and should be affordable to your average person.

7

Sure, there are the issues that users have become attuned to $1 apps, that many are incredibly reluctant to pony up even that, etc.

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Of course, in the same room you have barriers to communication, but we're all attuned to how to overcome them.

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IMO women are more attuned to listening and will stop speaking because they are interested in hearing what the other person has to say.

10

Generally, cellphone makers are most attuned to people running out of power, so their 100% is pretty close to the real top charge level (not overcharge).

11

I am alone in thinking it is objectively bad; and therefore probably culturally un-attuned.

12

We'd all be more attuned to power laws if we thought in base 3.

Quote examples

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My favorite piece of NPR is Planet Money, because economists tend to at least be attuned to the "incentives" framing for most subjects, even if all they get to talk about is monetary incentives.

2

One of Jockers' early results, however, was that the quiet period was an artefact of the limited set of authors studied---the "close reading" model that produces statements like, "we’ve immersed ourselves so deeply in our source material that we’re attuned to its nuances" also means that the majority of source material hasn't been examined at all.

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It's also likely that the electrosensitives have had this test run on them so many times by ordinary people where "I'll just hide this radio device here somewhere and see if they pick it up", that they get attuned to finding out the hidden object, rather than actual sensitivity.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use attuned in a sentence?

Those people become experts - they get incredibly attuned - at navigating risks when it comes to getting fired.

What does attuned mean?

Brought into harmony; harmonized.

What part of speech is attuned?

attuned is commonly used as adjective.