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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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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Now, though, Duke must quickly turn the page, simultaneously embracing the fear Siena put in it, while rectifying the nonchalant attitude that got it behind in the first place. —

Brendan Marks, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026 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 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

Adjective

For many, a no-phone vacation is less an indulgence than a corrective.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Former Representative Elizabeth Holtzman, one of the co-authors, has portrayed the act as a corrective to the moral failure of refusing entry to many Jewish refugees during the Holocaust.

— Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026