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correct

/kəˈɹɛkt/verb, adjective2 syllables

Correct means: free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth.

Synonyms for correct41

verb, as in adjust for

compensate, counterbalance, make up, even out, even off, even up

verb, as in censure severely

chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten

verb, as in make reparations or amends for

right, compensate, redress

verb, as in make right or correct

rectify, right

verb, as in punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience

discipline, sort out

verb, as in fall in value

decline, slump

verb, as in alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

adjust, set

adjective, as in free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth

right, accurate, exact, precise, letter-perfect, word-perfect, straight, proper, true

adjective, as in socially right or correct

right, proper

adjective, as in in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure

right, proper

adjective, as in correct in opinion or judgment

right, right-minded

also used for correct

OK, amend, fix, fix up, furbish, retrieve, make whole, mend, gruel, amerce, come down on, fix someone's wagon, have someone's guts for garters

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Opposites of correct

incorrect, falsify

What does correct mean?12

adjective

1

free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth“the correct answer”

2

socially right or correct“it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye”

3

in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure“what's the right word for this?”

4

correct in opinion or judgment“time proved him right”

verb

1

adjust for“engineers will work to correct the effects of air resistance”

2

censure severely“She chastised him for his insensitive remarks”

3

make reparations or amends for“right a wrong done to the victims of the Holocaust”

4

make right or correct“Correct the mistakes”

5

punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience“The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently”

6

fall in value“the stock market corrected”

7

alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard“Adjust the clock, please”

8

treat a defect“The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with correct?36

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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All 36 rhymes for correct, grouped by syllable

Correct in a sentence

  • If you see a mistake, then please correct it.Zifre
  • Your composition is correct, as far as grammar is concerned.unknown
  • If your answer is correct, it follows that mine is wrong.CK
  • Well, there's no such thing as being too late to correct one's faults.unknown
  • If this is the way you were told, it is probably correct.Dorenda
  • Everyone can help ensure that sentences sound correct, and are correctly spelled.jakov
  • All that you said in the mail is correct, except the price.Nevado
  • That reply isn't correct, but it sounds interesting to me.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of correct

as a verb

past tense
corrected
present participle
correcting
third-person singular
corrects
past participle
corrected