RECTIFYING Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

rectifying 1 of 2

adjective

as in corrective

serving to raise or adjust something to some standard or proper condition the company is taking rectifying measures to address the lack of handicapped access to the building

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rectifying

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verb

present participle of rectify

as in amending

to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from let me get the store manager, and he'll rectify the invoice for your order

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Recent Examples of rectifying

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To do so was to send $80 million back to California coffers, rectifying a mistake made by the state controller’s office that mixed up the monthly K-12 education payments sent to 11 counties. —

Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026 The complaints were communicated to upper management, including Matkom, who took several steps towards rectifying the problems in the building. —

Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026 Come up with strategies for rectifying the issue, as needed, as well. —

Alanna Gallo, Parents, 7 Feb. 2026 Johnson and the lull after early record-breaking business Johnson’s early £35m signing came with the intention of rectifying the mistakes made in the summer window, which Glasner had publicly complained had not furnished him with a squad capable of competing on four fronts. —

Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 Thankfully, this week's episode wasted no time in rectifying that, and the Croissants were unmasked at the top of the evening. —

Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026 But Rams defensive lineman Kobie Turner said rectifying those mistakes is something that can be addressed on Sunday. —

Steve Reed, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026 But Rams defensive lineman Kobie Turner said rectifying those mistakes is something that can be addressed Sunday. —

Steve Reed, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026 Steve Berman, managing partner and co-founder of Hagens Berman, one of the firms working on behalf of the plaintiff, said Chun’s certification is a step toward rectifying consumers’ issues. —

Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectifying

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In 2020 Matthew Craske published Painter of Darkness, an explicitly corrective successor study.

— Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Since then, all deputized staff have been taught to administer the nasal spray and received two doses to carry on their person, according to the summary of the county’s corrective action plan.

— Jason Henry, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026