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

Corrects there were improper unemployment insurance payments, not improper unemployment fraud payments.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Corrects previous version with one catch for Brandon Marshall instead of no catches.

From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2017

Scalions, Aſcalonia, Cepæ; The French call them Appetites, which it notably quickens and ſtirs up: Corrects Crudities, and promotes Concoction.

From Acetaria: A Discourse of Sallets by Evelyn, John