Definition for Correction:

• the act of punishing; " the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"

Synonyms for Correction:

• n.

  •
  • remodeling,
  • mending,
  • reorganization,
  • Repairing,
  • reconstruction,
  • changing,
  • fixing,
  • reparation,
  • amelioration,
  • indemnification.
  •
  • repair,
  • calculation,
  • addition.
  •
  • lesson.
  •adjustment; fixing (noun)
  • rereading,
  • editing,
  • Righting,
  • modification,
  • revising,
  • Amending.
  •change (noun)
  • transubstantiation,
  • transfiguration.
  •changes (noun)
  • move,
  • movement,
  • inversion,
  • revolution,
  • reform,
  • effect,
  • cataclysm,
  • evolution,
  • twist,
  • distortion,
  • convulsion,
  • drift,
  • tweak,
  • transformation,
  • fluctuation,
  • reversion,
  • reversal,
  • overhaul,
  • seesaw,
  • whirligig,
  • switch.
  •compensation (noun)
  • adjustment,
  • counteraction,
  • compensation,
  • offset.
  •correction (noun)
  • fudge factor,
  • chastisement,
  • chastening.
  •discipline (noun)
  • castigation,
  • punishment,
  • reproof,
  • rod,
  • admonition.
  •improvement (noun)
  • refinement,
  • elaboration,
  • embellishment,
  • gain,
  • Garnishment,
  • betterment,
  • enhancement,
  • furtherance,
  • advancement,
  • renovation,
  • enrichment,
  • progression.
  •justice (noun)
  • penalty.
  •penalty (noun)
  • drawback,
  • encumbrance,
  • abatement,
  • deduction,
  • handicap,
  • burden,
  • forfeiture,
  • premium,
  • retribution,
  • discount,
  • fine.
  •punishment (noun)
  • execution,
  • crucifixion,
  • persecution,
  • affliction,
  • price,
  • revenge,
  • incarceration,
  • payment,
  • anguish,
  • torture,
  • sentence,
  • distress,
  • imprisonment,
  • reprisal,
  • verdict,
  • confinement,
  • agony.
  •remedy (noun)
  • pill,
  • tonic,
  • antidote,
  • corrective,
  • potion,
  • emetic,
  • medication,
  • germicide,
  • dose,
  • pharmaceutical,
  • cure,
  • prescription,
  • drug,
  • balm,
  • elixir,
  • medicine,
  • therapy,
  • ointment,
  • salve,
  • aid.
  •restitution (noun)
  • remedy,
  • amends,
  • reimbursement,
  • atonement,
  • settlement,
  • Squaring,
  • refund,
  • remuneration,
  • restitution.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • assessment,
  • computation,
  • costing,
  • determination,
  • amendment.
  •
  • arithmetic,
  • alteration.
  •Other relevant words:
  • measuring,
  • assize,
  • reappraisal,
  • inform,
  • sermon,
  • mend,
  • rewrite,
  • Revisionary,
  • retributive justice,
  • pen,
  • Overhauling,
  • edit,
  • field of study,
  • regulation,
  • branch of knowledge,
  • Correcting,
  • modify,
  • curtain lecture,
  • set down,
  • slap,
  • cage,
  • dressing down,
  • guardroom,
  • rating,
  • Adjusting,
  • regulate,
  • remonstrance,
  • dressing,
  • keep,
  • correctness,
  • expostulation,
  • penal settlement,
  • lockup,
  • come,
  • modulate,
  • donjon,
  • restoration,
  • field,
  • A,
  • den,
  • station house,
  • bailiwick,
  • surveying,
  • cowhide,
  • Castigating,
  • penology,
  • lash,
  • penal colony,
  • retrieve,
  • rectify,
  • adapt,
  • chastise,
  • trimming,
  • approximation,
  • dissuasion,
  • lambaste,
  • prison,
  • reinterpretation,
  • dungeon,
  • telemetering,
  • reworking,
  • correct,
  • Jobation,
  • watch house,
  • estimate,
  • subject,
  • blow up,
  • beating,
  • accommodate,
  • oxidation,
  • order,
  • pain,
  • equalization,
  • measurement,
  • Chastising,
  • quantification,
  • revise,
  • triangulation,
  • punish,
  • castigate,
  • improve,
  • perestroika,
  • Disciplining,
  • admonishment,
  • corrigendum,
  • qualify,
  • altering,
  • survey,
  • reclaim,
  • tuning,
  • Assizement,
  • updating,
  • appraisal,
  • setting right,
  • reproach,
  • rewriting,
  • reassessment,
  • pay,
  • rehabilitation,
  • hold,
  • reclamation,
  • instrumentation,
  • evaluation,
  • amend,
  • valuation,
  • melioration,
  • make right,
  • reconcile,
  • reprobation,
  • spanking,
  • fold,
  • reprimand,
  • reformative,
  • retouch,
  • purification,
  • retaliation,
  • ameliorate,
  • Bridewell,
  • progress,
  • prison house,
  • recompense,
  • review,
  • calibrating,
  • oubliette,
  • rebuff,
  • pound,
  • right,
  • clearing,
  • house of detention,
  • align,
  • Revisional,
  • lecture,
  • Thana,
  • stocks,
  • setting,
  • second thoughts,
  • limbo,
  • Appraisement,
  • disabuse,
  • fit,
  • satisfaction,
  • recovery,
  • scowl,
  • punitive,
  • infliction,
  • choky,
  • reorganisation,
  • deserts,
  • Emendatory,
  • bastille,
  • Bilboes,
  • revamping,
  • chiding,
  • wigging,
  • measure,
  • black hole,
  • Increpation,
  • removal,
  • station,
  • stronghold,
  • Quod,
  • rendition,
  • update,
  • chasten,
  • black look,
  • adaptation,
  • edition,
  • pains,
  • alter,
  • jail,
  • adjust,
  • hulks,
  • telemetry,
  • estimation,
  • reformatory,
  • cell,
  • coop,
  • upbraiding,
  • Panopticon,
  • Calaboose,
  • error correction,
  • reprehension,
  • punitive measures,
  • quantization,
  • correctional,
  • revampment,
  • subject area,
  • Rescription,
  • calibration,
  • regulating,
  • PROOF READING,
  • fortress,
  • compose,
  • domesticate,
  • tollbooth,
  • birch,
  • remedial,
  • HIT,
  • study,
  • inclosure,
  • put right,
  • metric system,
  • cane,
  • nemesis,
  • version,
  • subject field,
  • recover,
  • penitentiary,
  • mensuration,
  • scolding,
  • workhouse,
  • straighten,
  • gaol,
  • ferule,
  • Gauging,
  • making right,
  • control,
  • arena,
  • frown.

Paraphrases for Correction:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    rectification, rectifications, Correcting.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    rectification, Correcting.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    correct.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    correct.
  • Verb, past tense
    corrected.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    correctional.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    correctional.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    misdemeanours, directors, Trustees, corrigenda, corrigendum, corrected, corrective, proofing.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    revision, alteration, readjustment, modification, reeducation, corrigenda, corrigendum, regularization, calibration, restoration, reparation, corrected, workout, regularisation, editing, clarification, deviation, improvement, reformation, elimination, chastisement, corrective, rebate, proofing, patching, realignment, diversion, deflection, erratum, grading, restatement, rectifier.
  • Verb, past tense
    marked.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    corrections, rehabilitation, adjustment, Adjustments, remediation.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    correctness, rehabilitation, adjustment, remediation.
  • Verb, base form
    correct.

Antonyms for Correction:

• n.

  • adjustment; fixing
    harm, injury, blunder, damage, indulgence, Coddling, spoiling, goof, petting, permissiveness, worsening, mistake, allowance, hurt.
  • Other antonyms:
    exoneration, forgiveness, exemption, pardon, impunity, condonation, absolution, disregard, reprieve, amnesty, acquittal, commutation, remitment, remission, exculpation, overlooking, indemnity, immunity, parole, vindication, release.

Homophones for Correction:

• circadian, cerastium, crack down, cherrystone, Christian Name, cross-section, crichton, Christ Within, crested myna, cross-question, corrugation, coricidin, coarctation, coruscation, crackdown, cross question, cross-town, cherry stone, cross section, cercidium, christen, christian, christiania, crosstown.

Hypernym for Correction:

• n.

  • act
    spinal fusion, recompense, remediation, retribution, redress, compensation, emendation, remedy, amendment, fusion.
  • communication
    erasure.

Hyponym for Correction:

• n.

  • act
    therapy, improvement.
  • attribute
    dip, fall, drop, free fall.
  • communication
    redaction, editing.