📖 Definitions of "Correct"
adjective
- 1
Free from error; true; accurate.
- 2
With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
🔄 Synonyms of "Correct"
18 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| propernoun | Suitable. |
| rightnoun | Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below. |
| disciplinenoun | A controlled behaviour; self-control. |
| chastiseverb | (transitive) To castigate; to scold or censure. |
| preciseverb | (loosely) Both exact and accurate. |
| castigateverb | (transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely. |
| exactverb | Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect. |
| redressnoun | To set right (a wrong); to repair, (an injury or damage); to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from. |
| chastenverb | To render humble or restrained. |
| objurgateverb | (transitive) To rebuke or scold strongly. |
| compensateverb | To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration. |
| straightnoun | Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. |
| accurate | Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty. |
| sort outverb | (transitive) To fix (a problem). |
| right-minded | Decent; morally upright. |
| chastizeverb | Alternative form of chastise. [(transitive) To punish, especially by corporal punishment.] |
| letter-perfect | Exactly correct, correct in every letter; word-perfect. |
| word-perfect | (UK, theater) Having memorized one's lines perfectly; letter-perfect. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Correct"
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Correct"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| straight | Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. |
| rightnoun | Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below. |
| chastenverb | To render humble or restrained. |
| objurgateverb | (transitive) To rebuke or scold strongly. |
| chastizeverb | Alternative form of chastise. [(transitive) To punish, especially by corporal punishment.] |
| accurate | Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty. |
| precise | (loosely) Both exact and accurate. |
| chastiseverb | (transitive) To castigate; to scold or censure. |
| castigate | Subdued, chastened, moderated |
| disciplinenoun | A controlled behaviour; self-control. |
| exact | Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect. |
| right-minded | Decent; morally upright. |
| word-perfect | (UK, theater) Having memorized one's lines perfectly; letter-perfect. |
| letter-perfect | Exactly correct, correct in every letter; word-perfect. |
| proper | Suitable. |
| sort outverb | (transitive) To fix (a problem). |
| compensateverb | To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration. |
| redressnoun | To set right (a wrong); to repair, (an injury or damage); to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from. |
| righteous | Free from sin or guilt. |
| fair-minded | Impartial and unbiased. |
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