CORRECTNESS Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

correctness

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as in accuracy

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Recent Examples of correctness Yiannopoulos rose to prominence through his provocative statements criticizing political correctness, feminism and Islam. — Chris Arnold, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026 This work will examine how the QCIM core can be incorporated into larger chip and system architectures while maintaining performance, interoperability and functional correctness. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026 Despite glowing reviews and fans begging for its release, a film industry dominated by political correctness refused to touch it. — William Earl, Variety, 30 July 2026 After finding the attack, Mythos implemented an end-to-end verification pipeline to convince itself—and the human operator—of the attack’s correctness. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026 Lowe is convinced that mainstream news outlets are ignoring his inquiry because of political correctness. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026 These systems—such as Isabelle, Lean, and Rocq—are specialized programming languages that check mathematical proofs step-by-step, verifying their logical correctness. — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026 Eliminate the constant replays to create punctilious correctness. — Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2026 That character’s name alone — like the resurgence of Doofy — is an indication of the mirth the screenwriters take from skewering political correctness, cancel culture and social justice movements like Black Lives Matter and #MeTo. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026

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Noun

Unilever’s reported forecast-accuracy gain and a faster acquisition screen are operational improvements.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
The finding could matter for quantum computers, where lasers are used to manipulate qubits and even tiny changes in their interactions can affect the accuracy of quantum operations.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of accuracy

Noun

Many times issues exist with respect to medical necessity, treatment appropriateness and reimbursement defensibility.

— Bruce Roffe, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Decisions should be based on educational value, age appropriateness, and professional review while ensuring parents, educators, and community members have a voice in the process.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2026

Definition of appropriateness

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The succession of scandals sparked an open discussion in the country about her suitability to the role of Queen, with some experts even laying out possible options for her withdrawal from royal duties.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
While some have raised concerns about the loss of synergies between the two fairs and DDP’s suitability for an art fair of this scale, Hong, the adviser, said Shinsegae Group’s broad reach could help the fair cultivate new collectors.

— Payal Uttam, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of suitability

Noun

While praising Williams’ TV reign, the documentary also sheds light on the complicated truths about the cost of fame and answers long-lingering questions surrounding the infamous exit from her own show.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
Margo and Harry’s late-life crisis brings decades of love, resentment and regret to the surface, with humour and emotional truth.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of truth

Noun

Revising the number mid-review without support hurt bunq twice, once on adequacy and once on credibility.

— AJ Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
For the three trackers, one is for regional transmission organization adjustment, another is for fuel adjustment and the last is resource adequacy adjustment.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of adequacy

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Today, everyone from the Economist to the New York Times has heralded the coming psychedelics renaissance, as hallucinogens begin to gain greater cultural, medical and commercial acceptability.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans, public education campaigns and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public.

— Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 29 May 2026

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