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Corrective

🔄 Synonyms of "Corrective"

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WordDefinition
restorativenounServing to restore.
disciplinarynounHaving to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline.
nonindulgentNot indulgent.
betteringnounimprovement
disciplinalrelating to discipline, i.e. order and/or punishment

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WordDefinition
restorativeServing to restore.
betteringnounimprovement
disciplinaryHaving to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline.
disciplinalrelating to discipline, i.e. order and/or punishment
nonindulgentNot indulgent.
rectificationnounThe action or process of rectifying.
redressiveTending to redress.
correctionnounThe act of correcting.
remedynounA medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.
reformativeThat serves to reform or correct
correctionalnoun(chiefly US, Canada) Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals.
remediationnounThe act or process of remedying a situation.
redressnounTo set right (a wrong); to repair, (an injury or damage); to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from.
rectifyverb(transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.
rehabilitativeFor the purpose of rehabilitation.
remedialintended to remediate (i.e., correct or improve) deficient skills in some subject
reformatorynounA prison, especially one for juveniles; a reform school.
curativePossessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.
rehabilitationnounThe process of rehabilitating somebody or something.
realignmentnounThe act of realigning or something realigned.

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