correctness

[kuh-rekt-nis] / kəˈrɛkt nɪs /

NOUN

accuracy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

truth

STRONG

definiteness exactitude exactness faultlessness fidelity preciseness precision regularity

WEAK

definitiveness definitude

Antonyms

STRONG

imprecision inaccuracy inexactness

WEAK

fault flaw imperfection impreciseness impropriety incorrectness infidelity unacceptableness unseemliness unsuitability unsuitableness wrong

NOUN

propriety

Synonyms

STRONGEST

civility decency decorum fitness rightness

STRONG

correctitude decorousness order orderliness properness seemliness

WEAK

bon ton good breeding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

indecency rudeness

WEAK

fault flaw imperfection impreciseness impropriety inaccuracy incorrectness inexactness infidelity unacceptableness unseemliness unsuitability unsuitableness wrong

Example Sentences

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My father, a World War II officer and stickler for correctness, was especially proud of my medal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

In the early 1990s, the two men wrote for a campus publication, attacking what they saw as political correctness destroying American higher education.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

"I have seen the arguments in the papers by some lawyers regarding the correctness of some civilians being tried in the Court Martial," President Museveni said in a long post on X.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

The French and German press and, to some extent, the Spanish press already participated in the political correctness panic in the 90s and early 2000s.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024

I’m sure that absolute correctness must seem a dull existence to you, but I know no other way to be.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

correctness

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