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 correctional center had recently been found to have fallen short of federal standards, including for medical care, by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General. — Dorany Pineda, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026

An inmate and 10 Cook County Jail correctional officers were hospitalized Sunday afternoon after a mattress fire. — Greg Kelly, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

All three defendants charged in connection with Williams' death – Fisher, nurse Gwendolyn Vick and correctional sergeant Tanner Leopold – had their cases dismissed. — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Three men, one an off-duty Cook County correctional officer, were wounded during an argument overnight in the city’s River North neighborhood, according to authorities. — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

It’s been ten years since Si Ren, a man rumored to have no genitals, has left a military-style correctional camp. — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Following the discovery of the issue with the B-Work Camp door, immediate security measures were implemented, including posting a correctional officer at the entrance of the B-Work Camp housing area overnight. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Supported the initiation of a state audit of correctional food and commissary services. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026

Officials have in part blamed industry-wide struggles with hiring and retaining correctional deputies — who are vital to ensure the safety of medical staff — as a key issue with compliance. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026