corrects

VERB

fix, adjust

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alter amend cure improve mend rectify redress regulate remedy repair review revise straighten out upgrade

STRONG

ameliorate better change debug doctor edit emend help launder polish reclaim reconstruct reform remodel reorganize retouch right scrub

WEAK

clean up clean up act do over fiddle with fix up get with it go over make over make right make up for pay dues pick up put in order set right set straight shape up touch up turn around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break damage depress destroy harm hurt injure maintain remain ruin weaken worsen

WEAK

be permissive blow blunder coddle goof indulge mistake pamper pet spoil

VERB

discipline, chastise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

punish

STRONG

administer admonish castigate chasten chide penalize reprimand reprove

Antonyms

STRONG

compliment forgive laud praise reward

WEAK

be permissive blow blunder coddle goof indulge mistake pamper pet spoil

Example Sentences

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“It’s not a romance, it’s a love story,” she immediately corrects him.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

As the market corrects its math, the quality names should outperform.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The historian Rachel Trethewey corrects that in a lively biography, “Muv,” which takes its title from the nickname Sydney’s children bestowed on her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

This repair system, known as DNA mismatch repair, corrects mistakes that occur when cells copy genetic material.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

The regulator samples the air, figures out what's wrong with it, and corrects the problem.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir