RECTIFICATION Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

rectification

noun

as in correction

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Recent Examples of rectification 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

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Noun

Despite the anxiety among investors that the bull market has to end, and all the headwinds that can be pointed to that may cause a correction if not a bear market, 10 out of 11 sectors in the S&P 500 just beat earnings estimates.

— Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
Dinh remained in Monroe County’s main jail on Stock Island on Friday morning, according to corrections records.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of correction

Noun

Second, pass reform for single stairs through the City Council.

— Adam Drakulic, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
The rule comes alongside months of gridlock for the SAVE America Act, the GOP's signature piece of election reform that would require photo ID and proof of citizenship to vote.

— Nathan Lee, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of reform

Noun

Instead, Leon County Circuit Judge David Frank ordered a rewrite — a job that, oddly enough, does not fall to the lawmakers who put the amendment on the ballot in the first place.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
In response to a list of questions that ProPublica submitted to the governor’s office, a spokesperson defended the amendment using much the same language that critics call deceptive.

— Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of amendment

Noun

Counter walked IndieWire through a maze of electrical and ventilation equipment that has accumulated additions and modifications over the decades — all of it above a massive pitch-black attic.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Instead, focus on physical barriers and habitat modification.

— Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of modification

Noun

Every month, those cameras capture billions of license plates and other details about cars, including makes, models, colors and any alterations.

— Meg Anderson, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026
Projects such as new construction, additions, alteration or repairs, grading, retaining and fence walls, sign permits, swimming pools, change of use and use of land permits would qualify for fast-tracking.

— City News Service, Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of alteration

Noun

The revision writes a list of extraordinary circumstances into the regulation, the narrow set of events that let an airline refuse to pay.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Despite the revisions and outreach, some still oppose any new Boca Lago development.

— Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of revision

Noun

That’s made the industry one of the most visible examples of how China’s breakneck AI transformation is impacting people’s livelihoods — wiping out jobs and creating new ones, leaving everyone unsure what’s next.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
For most organizations, the transformation has already begun.

— Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of transformation

Noun

The issue may not be intentional distortion, but differences in how data is captured, processed and reported.

— Claudio Laterreur, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
While commercially well received, it was criticized for its lack of attention to detail and distortion of historical facts.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

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