Synonyms of corrections

corrections

noun

plural of correction

1

as in amendments

a change designed to correct or improve a written work

the copy editor's corrections were marked in red

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amendments
• alterations
• modifications
• emendations
• improvements
• adjustments
• revisions
• deletions
• additions
• cuts
• explanations
• amplifications
• supplements
• clarifications
• explications
• renovations

2

as in punishments

suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense

received a severe correction after the third offense

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punishments
• penalties
• wraths
• sentences
• disciplines
• chastisements
• deserts
• castigations
• condemnations
• criticisms
• assessments
• fines
• comeuppances
• reprisals
• retributions
• examples
• nemeses
• reprimands
• retaliations
• revenges
• vengeances
• charges
• incarcerations
• imprisonments
• confinements
• censures
• reproofs
• denouncements
• rebukes
• mulcts
• damnations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exemptions
• paroles
• pardons
• indemnities
• amnesties
• vindications
• exonerations
• acquittals
• immunities
• releases
• commutations
• exculpations
• remissions
• impunities
• reprieves
• absolutions
• disregards
• remitments
• condonations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corrections

Under the classification protocols this county trains its own corrections personnel to apply, the outcome was predictable. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026

Williams also committed 32 prison disciplinary violations, state corrections department records show. — Tim Hrenchir, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

The corrections department was implementing many of those changes before the federal investigation, Matthews said. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Similar devices have been used before in some law enforcement and corrections operations. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

His previous experience includes patrol, investigations support, corrections, emergency management, water patrol, budgeting and strategic leadership. — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026

In 2022, two corrections officers at the Laurens County Detention Center in South Carolina were arrested and charged with brutalizing an inmate and using a GLOVE device to repeatedly stun them, CNN noted. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Aug. 2026

Later corrections can influence how the Bot handles similar work. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

Nieves, a 51-year-old former state financial crimes investigator and local corrections officer, is making another run for the seat. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026