Correct synonyms
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Part of speech:
Being the very (one specified or understood)
Quick and exact in sensing and responding:
In or into a satisfactory state or condition:
To stop, prevent, change, etc.
To counteract or rectify (a problem, mistake, or undesirable situation).
To make beneficial additions or changes:
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To adjust (a garment) for a better fit.
(Photog.) To change (a negative or print) by adding details or removing blemishes, etc.
(Math.) To find the length of (a curve)
remove the faults of
To make corrections
To redress is defined as to fix something that was wrong.
To assemble or build again mentally; re-create:
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remove the errors
To make corrections
Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
Suitable to the wearer
To make scholarly corrections or improvements in (a text)
(Slang) Had better.
accurate (related)
The definition of accurate is free from any errors.
To rescue or bring back (a person or people) from error, vice, etc. to ways of living or thinking regarded as right; reform
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accommodate for
To make corrections
make-right
To right, rectify, or ameliorate a relationship or situation.
To change or revise (a legislative bill, law, constitution, etc.)
To put back in good condition after damage, decay, etc.; mend; fix
To cover; to spread; to smear.
To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to amend; to correct.
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To model again
To organize again or anew.
To supervise the publication of and set the policy for (a newspaper, periodical, reference book, etc.)
To read over carefully and correct, improve, or update where necessary
make corrections
To make corrections
make improvements
To make corrections
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set aright
To make corrections
put straight
To make corrections
make compensation for
To make corrections
put in order
To make corrections
To add ingredients so as to improve or conceal the taste, appearance, or quality of:
(Idiomatic) To make slight corrections or adjustments; to fill in or perfect.
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fit (related)
Physically sound; healthy:
A sharp reprimand
To transfer from (one conveyance) to another:
To inform is defined as to tell, give knowledge or information.
erroneous (antonym)
Containing an error; inaccurate.
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To revise or make corrections to a publication.
(Of a person) Pleasing or attractive to the eye.
The definition of fitting is something appropriate or expected.
reparation for
To make corrections
To urge or exhort
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Characterized by or showing decorum, propriety, good taste, etc.
tagmemic
Pertaining to tagmemics.
To change so as to fit, conform, make suitable, etc.
Reprimand is defined as to severely or formally scold someone.
conventional (related)
Based on or in accordance with general agreement, use, or practice; customary:
punish (related)
To inflict a penalty for (an offense).
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Proficient; expert
Born of legally married parents:
Adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion.
Exact, as in performance, execution, or amount; accurate or correct:
The definition of scrupulous is someone who is detailed and precise, or someone who is aware of the right thing to do.
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The quality or state of being accurate or exact; precision; exactness
The act or process or revising something. See also emendation.
The act by which somebody is chastened.
chastenment
A substitution for an error or mistake.
Conformity to the truth or to fact
corrigenda
Plural form of corrigendum
An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
An improvement (an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs.
To rid of excess; refine or purify:
To punish, as for wrongdoing.
Check means to test, examine, compare or inspect something to see if it is as it should be.
To act directly against; check, neutralize, or undo the effect of with opposing action
The definition of discipline is to punish someone for their behavior.
To modify is to make a change or alteration.
Perfect is defined as to complete something or sharpen one's skills.
To express disapproval of (something done or said); censure
To revise or reconstruct (a manuscript, for example).
To make corrections
To improve the quality of (livestock or crops) through breeding.
incorrect (antonym)
Improper; inappropriate:
inaccurate (antonym)
wrong (antonym)
Contrary to conscience, morality, or law:
imprecise (antonym)
Not precise.
inexact (antonym)
Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
inappropriate (antonym)
Not appropriate; not suitable, fitting, or proper
unsuitable (antonym)
Not appropriate:
improper (antonym)
(Obsolete) To appropriate; to limit.
pamper (antonym)
To give in to; gratify:
indulge (antonym)
To yield to the desires or whims of (someone), often excessively:
spoil (antonym)
To be damaged or injured in such a way as to become useless, valueless, etc.; specif., to decay, as food
be permissive (antonym)
discipline, chastise
mistake (antonym)
To understand wrongly, taking one thing for another, or someone for someone else.
blunder (antonym)
To say stupidly, clumsily, or confusedly; blurt
blow (antonym)
To blow is to expel air in a more forceful manner or air movement.
goof (antonym)
To goof is defined as to make a mistake, or to do something to waste time, usually used with "up" or "off."
To put at a disadvantage
Rigorous is defined as something that is harsh or very strict.
Honest; truthful:
Truthful; veracious:
Required by the current fashion or custom; socially obligatory.
Fairly good in quality; of moderate excellence
Pleasing in appearance; fair; handsome
Used or expressed in a way suitable to the occasion; aptly chosen; appropriate; apt
Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.
Fitting; proper:
Perfectly appropriate to some specific occasion or purpose; made to one's specific requirements
correct (related)
To indicate or mark the errors in:
reward (related)
To give a reward to or for.
praise (related)
Praise is defined as to give someone approval, or to thank God.
honest (related)
(Obs.) Held in respect; honorable
real (related)
Relating to, being, or having value reckoned by actual purchasing power:
courtesy (related)
Of or having to do with courtesy or a courtesy
To fix at a given amount:
To decline suddenly, as in value, activity, etc.
To compensate is to pay someone for services performed, to repay someone for some wrong or that something positive exists to make up for something negative.
adjust for
glossematic
grammatic
(Grammar) of, relating to, or being a participle
Resembling a pronoun, as by specifying a person, place, or thing, while functioning primarily as another part of speech. His in his choice is a pronominal adjective.
correctly (related)
verify (related)
incorrectly (related)
duplicate (related)
Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document.
Errata are defined as errors in something published, or a list of errors and their corrections.
An error discovered in a work already printed
The quality or state of being orthodox.
Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent. [from 15th c.]
To pay the penalty of; suffer for
(Astronomy) The adjustment of a globe preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.
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