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correctional

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of correctional

inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment

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

the stateʼs largest correctional institution

Synonyms of correctional

castigating, chastening, chastising, correcting, corrective, disciplinary, disciplining, penal, penalizing, punitive

Words Related to correctional

retaliative, retaliatory, retributive, retributory, revengeful

vengeful, wrathful

Near Antonyms of correctional

acquitting, exculpating, exculpatory, exonerating, vindicating

absolving, condoning, pardoning, remitting

commuting, reprieving

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