RECTIFICATION Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

rectification

noun

as in correction

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Recent Examples of rectification As with the party’s other massive campaigns, such as the one-child policy, cadres understand that compliance with rectification is mandatory and a high priority for leaders. — Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026 Sam's Club has established a rectification task force to overhaul supply-chain inspections and replaced its chairman with Liu Peng, a former executive at Alibaba. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 June 2026 Their defensive shortcomings require immediate rectification. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026 The oscilloscope shows an AC voltage of 80 V at mid-swing, but after rectification, it is reduced to 30 V DC. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026 Fedorov also believed that this goal of rectification — of achieving immortality — would unite social groups whose mutual fear of death had historically pitted them in opposition to each other. — Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025 Incident response times for physical rectification is pegged to drop by 40%. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025 The invention of the SCR led to improvements in the control of the rectification, or conversion, of line voltage from AC to DC and became the basis of modern speed control in both AC and DC motors. — IEEE Spectrum, 22 July 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectification

Noun

Its performance and endurance depend on factors beyond layer count, including bits per cell, controller design, and error correction.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
July 23 – August 22 A correction could be more useful than the embarrassment that comes with it.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of correction

Noun

The amendment proposes allowing Agency Chief Contracting Officers the authority to approve such contracts.

— Digital Producer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Shortly after the indictment, at a riverside restaurant near the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, both Republicans and Democrats sided with Comey and the first amendment.

— Frank Langfitt, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of amendment

Noun

According to information available, Max incorporates several modifications to Fourier’s existing designs, including changes to its body proportions, head, display, and camera arrangement.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
In addition to the 30 positions set to be eliminated, the organizational modifications will also include shifts to department structures, personnel and responsibilities, as well as the creation of several new positions, the statement said.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of modification

Noun

Mahendra said the suspects would be charged under Article 258 of Indonesia’s new Criminal Code, which prohibits the unlawful interception, recording, diversion, alteration, obstruction or monitoring of nonpublic electronic communications.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Weber has joined state Attorney General Rob Bonta in challenging local election changes in court, including Huntington Beach's voter ID law and Shasta County's Measure B, which proposed significant alterations to voting and ballot counting.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of alteration

Noun

The report included upward revisions totaling an extra 84,000 jobs added in August and September, meaning the labor market had been stronger in those months than previously thought.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
Friday’s report also showed strong upward revisions to recent jobs data.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of revision

Noun

The outcome was part of a sweeping election-night transformation that also saw Republicans lose two state House seats, a state Senate seat and all three school board contests.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
For AnnaSophia Robb, who plays Stallone's first wife Sasha, Ippolito’s transformation seemed almost effortless.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of transformation

Noun

That low, the rays must pass through a much thicker layer of the atmosphere than when the sun is higher in the sky, increasing the light distortion that complicates photography.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
In an age of denial, distortion and flagrant ahistoricism, the survival of fact depends on those willing to establish it, repeat it and refuse to be shaken.

— Natalie Livingstone, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

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