1. (adj) correct, right
free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
Synonyms: right(a), good, proper, veracious, correct, right, ripe, right-hand(a)
Antonyms: improper, fallacious, incorrect, wrong, mistaken, false, erroneous, falsify
2. (adj) correct, right
socially right or correct
Synonyms: right(a), good, proper, veracious, correct, right, ripe, right-hand(a)
Antonyms: false, fallacious, improper, incorrect, mistaken, erroneous, wrong, falsify
3. (adj) correct, right
in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
Synonyms: right(a), good, proper, veracious, correct, right, ripe, right-hand(a)
Antonyms: false, mistaken, fallacious, improper, incorrect, wrong, erroneous, falsify
4. (verb) right, correct
correct in opinion or judgment
Synonyms: right(a), good, proper, veracious, correct, right, ripe, right-hand(a)
Antonyms: mistaken, incorrect, improper, erroneous, wrong, fallacious, false, falsify
5. (verb) correct, rectify, right
make right or correct
Synonyms: refine, reclaim, regenerate, chasten, counterbalance, adjust, redress, even out, objurgate, discipline, castigate, correct, decline, right, reform, even up, amend, rectify, chastise, compensate, sort out, even off, remedy, repair, make up, remediate, slump, set
Antonyms: improper, erroneous, fallacious, incorrect, wrong, false, mistaken, falsify
6. (verb) right, compensate, redress, correct
make reparations or amends for
Synonyms: right, remunerate, chasten, pay, counterbalance, adjust, redress, even out, overcompensate, discipline, recompense, correct, even up, rectify, indemnify, sort out, set, cover, compensate, pay off, even off, chastise, repair, make up, decline, castigate, slump, objurgate
Antonyms: incorrect, fallacious, improper, mistaken, false, erroneous, wrong, falsify
7. (verb) chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
censure severely
Synonyms: right, chasten, tame, counterbalance, temper, redress, even out, objurgate, moderate, discipline, excoriate, reprobate, adjust, decry, correct, rectify, even up, condemn, chastise, compensate, sort out, even off, make up, decline, castigate, slump, set, subdue
Antonyms: improper, fallacious, mistaken, false, erroneous, wrong, incorrect, falsify
8. (verb) compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up
adjust for
Synonyms: chasten, even off, right, castigate, make up, compensate, neutralize, patch up, recompense, countervail, remunerate, even out, fabricate, counteract, make, decline, be, reconcile, oppose, correct, invent, adjust, pay, overcompensate, catch up with, manufacture, counterbalance, level, represent, even, rectify, discipline, comprise, even up, conciliate, repair, square up, cook up, flush, cover, chastise, redress, constitute, sort out, set, objurgate, jog, pay off, slump, settle, indemnify
Antonyms: false, improper, mistaken, erroneous, wrong, fallacious, incorrect, falsify
9. (verb) discipline, correct, sort out
punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
Synonyms: chasten, even off, classify, right, castigate, make up, compensate, shed light on, crystalise, even out, straighten out, decline, crystallise, sort, train, separate, correct, condition, assort, class, counterbalance, illuminate, clear, rectify, discipline, elucidate, even up, crystalize, adjust, crystallize, clear up, enlighten, chastise, redress, sort out, set, objurgate, slump, check
Antonyms: mistaken, wrong, incorrect, erroneous, false, improper, fallacious, falsify
10. (verb) decline, slump, correct
go down in value
Synonyms: right, even out, reject, chasten, go down, adjust, refuse, slouch, objurgate, discipline, set, redress, correct, sink, rectify, worsen, even up, slide down, counterbalance, chastise, wane, compensate, sort out, even off, fall off, pass up, make up, decline, castigate, slump, turn down
Antonyms: false, improper, mistaken, wrong, incorrect, erroneous, fallacious, falsify
11. (verb) adjust, set, correct
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
Synonyms: line up, sort out, even off, go under, right, castigate, dress, place, prepare, mark, put, make up, compensate, localize, objurgate, coiffe, fix, fructify, even out, gear up, go down, jell, chasten, decline, position, arrange, define, specify, lay, correct, countersink, plant, determine, coiffure, do, counterbalance, sic, coif, lay out, adapt, align, even up, ready, set up, rectify, discipline, redress, congeal, aline, chastise, limit, conform, set, typeset, adjust, rig, slump, pose, localise
Antonyms: wrong, mistaken, false, incorrect, improper, fallacious, erroneous, falsify
12. (verb) correct
treat a defect
Synonyms: chasten, counterbalance, adjust, redress, even out, objurgate, discipline, castigate, decline, right, even up, rectify, chastise, compensate, sort out, even off, make up, slump, set
Antonyms: wrong, improper, mistaken, fallacious, erroneous, false, incorrect, falsify
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Synonyms and Antonyms of correct 
