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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Corrects headline to fix the number of subscribers it added during the quarter.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

The new study, titled "PIP2 Corrects an Endothelial Piezo1 Channelopathy," offers fresh insight into how Piezo1 influences cerebral blood flow.

From Science Daily • Dec. 25, 2025

According to the latest Department of Corrects figures, as of Nov. 10 there were nearly 22,000 inmates being housed in prisons designed to hold around 17,500.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023

Corrects to fewest points in three years for Saints instead of four years.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2018

She doubts; she writes; condemns what now she wrote; Corrects; erases; alters; now dislikes; And now approves.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.