Synonyms of correctional

correctional

adjective

as in punitive

inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment

threatened to take correctional measures if the household chores were not done

the state's largest correctional institution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punitive
• penal
• corrective
• disciplinary
• correcting
• disciplining
• chastening
• penalizing
• retributive
• retaliatory
• chastising
• castigating
• revengeful
• vengeful
• retaliative
• wrathful
• retributory

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compensatory
• nonpunitive
• exculpatory
• vindicating
• exculpating
• pardoning
• exonerating
• remitting
• commuting
• condoning
• absolving
• acquitting
• reprieving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of correctional

The lawsuit against the EEOC was filed by the American Federation of Government Employees, the largest union representing federal workers, and two women who are correctional officers at Louisiana’s Federal Correctional Complex at Pollock. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Blackwell, who was received from Los Angeles County in 2010, was serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder, correctional officials said. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Two experts on correctional medical care said not every emergency at a facility like Mountain View requires a 911 call. — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026

As researchers who study visitation in correctional settings, our role is not to say how the courts should rule. — Jillian Turanovic, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026

Florida hasn’t executed more than one person in a single day since 1964, according to the state’s correctional records. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 26 July 2026

An hour and a half later, a correctional officer from Montana nabbed 49-year-old Sophie Dennison-Gibby. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

In 2018, immigrants held at a California correctional center sued ICE over religious freedom violations, inadequate conditions, and due-process violations. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

An inmate in Lansing, Kansas, was sentenced to almost five years in prison Wednesday after attempting to injure two correctional officers with a broomstick. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026