Synonyms of corrects

corrects

verb

present tense third-person singular of correct

1

as in amends

to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from

more time will be needed to correct the computer program

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amends
• rectifies
• reforms
• rewrites
• improves
• remedies
• emends
• changes
• modifies
• revises
• adjusts
• debugs
• shortens
• repairs
• reworks
• ameliorates
• redresses
• perfects
• red-pencils
• alters
• fixes
• regulates
• rights
• redraws
• modulates
• restyles
• betters
• polishes
• cuts
• redrafts
• blue-pencils
• mends
• touches up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impairs
• hurts
• injures
• damages
• harms
• mars
• aggravates
• spoils
• worsens

2

as in offsets

to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective

hopefully the young entrepreneur's professionalism will serve to correct his partner's extreme enthusiasm in the eyes of investors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offsets
• neutralizes
• counteracts
• outweighs
• relieves
• counterbalances
• compensates (for)
• makes up (for)
• cancels (out)
• annuls
• invalidates
• redeems
• nullifies
• negates
• counterpoises
• remedies
• negatives
• overrules
• neuters
• redresses
• overrides
• atones (for)
• outbalances

3

as in punishes

to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime

an insensitive boss who liked to correct subordinates in front of their colleagues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punishes
• penalizes
• criticizes
• chastises
• fines
• chastens
• castigates
• assesses
• sentences
• disciplines
• imposes
• condemns
• convicts
• denounces
• levies
• reproves
• rebukes
• damns
• charges
• docks
• reprimands
• mulcts
• wreaks
• keelhauls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spares
• excuses
• forfeits
• pardons
• releases
• gets off
• vindicates
• exonerates
• absolves
• commutes
• acquits
• exculpates
• ransoms
• reprieves

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corrects

Since 2013, Romana has specialized in advanced restorative and cosmetic dentistry that corrects or restores or enhances smiles. —Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025

Which is why receiving feedback, especially the kind that calls us out or corrects us, can be so difficult. —Susanne Biro, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Continue reading … TRUTH COMES OUT – MSNBC corrects contractor's false claim that Israeli forces killed Gaza boy during aid distribution. —FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025

When faced with a significant initial error of 50%, the new method corrects itself within just 5 seconds, while conventional approaches require over 100 seconds—a 20-fold improvement in recovery speed, according to researchers. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025

But now researchers from the Biorobotics Laboratory at Seoul National University (SNU) have designed an exosuit that corrects body posture. —Payal Dhar, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2021