Antonyms for correction
kəˈrɛk ʃəncor·rec·tion

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. correction

   Antonyms:
   deterioration, debasement, retrogradation, reward, recompense

   Synonyms:
   amendment, discipline, emendation, chastisement, punishment

Matched Categories

1. • Drop
   • Editing
   • Improvement
   • Indefinite Quantity
   • Rebuke
   • Therapy

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. correction, rectificationnoun

   the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right

   Synonyms:
   fudge factor, discipline, chastisement, chastening, rectification

2. correction, fudge factornoun

   a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

   Synonyms:
   fudge factor, discipline, chastisement, chastening, rectification

3. correctionnoun

   something substituted for an error

   Synonyms:
   fudge factor, discipline, chastisement, chastening, rectification

4. correction, chastening, chastisementnoun

   a rebuke for making a mistake

   Synonyms:
   fudge factor, discipline, castigation, chastisement, chastening, rectification

5. correctionnoun

   a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases

   "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"

   Synonyms:
   fudge factor, discipline, chastisement, chastening, rectification

6. discipline, correctionnoun

   the act of punishing

   "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"

   Synonyms:
   subject area, chastening, subject field, bailiwick, study, field, fudge factor, discipline, chastisement, subject, rectification, field of study

7. correctionnoun

   treatment of a specific defect

   "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"

   Synonyms:
   fudge factor, discipline, chastisement, chastening, rectification

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. correctionnoun

   Synonyms:
   rectification, amendment, emendation, discipline, punishment, counteraction

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. correction

   Synonyms:
   Making right, righting

How to use correction in a sentence?

1. Singapore Democratic Party:

   We call on the Minister to not only retract the Correction Directions but also issue an immediate, unambiguous and public apology to the SDP... failing which we will be obliged to pursue the matter in a court of law.

2. Christian Henke:

   It's just a correction, nothing more.

3. Emily Vraga:

   So I think using that affirmative empathetic tone is better because the correction still works and it doesn't make [ the person you're correcting ] feel thrown under the bus.

4. John Canally:

   The Chinese market went up overnight for the first time in several days and our GDP reminded everybody that the U.S. economy is not going into a recession, people are just taking a second look at what caused the 10 percent correction in the first place. Not only is the Chinese market not connected to the global economy. It's not connected to the Chinese economy.

5. Kyle Rodda:

   We are still getting markets responding positively to the lower volatility in the bond markets and lower yields, and a sense that inflation will be reasonably temporary so the Fed won’t have to slam the breaks on, i suspect in the next 24-48 hours we’ll see a lot of chop, first on the upside, then a little correction as the market positions itself, and then we’re off to the races if we get the green light from the Fed Thursday morning.

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