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rectified

[rek-tuh-fahyd] / ˈrɛk təˌfaɪd /
ADJECTIVE
mended
Synonyms
STRONG
abated altered ameliorated bettered changed corrected cured doctored enhanced fixed fixed-up helped improved lessened rebuilt refreshed refurbished regenerated regulated rejuvenated relieved remodeled renewed renovated reorganized repaired restored revived
WEAK
patched up remedied
Antonyms
STRONG
broken damaged kept
ADJECTIVE
reformed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
reconstituted reconstructed transformed
STRONG
altered amended corrected improved reestablished regenerated renewed reorganized reset revised revolutionized reworked
Antonyms
WEAK
degenerated deteriorated preserved
ADJECTIVE
repaired
Synonyms
STRONGEST
corrected fixed fixed-up refurbished remodeled renovated
STRONG
adjusted improved mended rebuilt reconditioned refinished renewed restored righted settled
WEAK
patched up remedied
Antonyms
WEAK
broken damaged torn worn
ADJECTIVE
revised
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjusted amended improved updated
STRONG
altered changed edited emended fixed overhauled redacted redone reworked rewritten
Antonyms
STRONG
kept

Example Sentences

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Our long national nightmare is over: Paramount+ has gone more than a month without a Taylor Sheridan show, but that situation will be rectified in March with not one, but two, new Sheridan-produced shows.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

The scruffy schoolboy-look was rectified by an anonymous figure inadvertently stealing the situation's authority.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

England failed to turn much of their pressure against the Wallabies into points, a problem Borthwick hopes will be rectified by 26-year-old Harlequins playmaker Marcus Smith's kicking and running game.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

It also suggests that they might be easily rectified.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

The concavity in the center of the bed is rectified by sleeping on a folded-up towel, and so forth.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.