Synonyms for correction
kəˈrɛk ʃəncor·rec·tion

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. correction

   Synonyms:
   amendment, discipline, emendation, chastisement, punishment

   Antonyms:
   deterioration, debasement, retrogradation, reward, recompense

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. correction, rectificationnoun

   the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right

   Synonyms:
   fudge factor, discipline, chastisement, chastening, rectification

2. correction, fudge factornoun

   a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

   Synonyms:
   fudge factor, discipline, chastisement, chastening, rectification

3. correctionnoun

   something substituted for an error

   Synonyms:
   fudge factor, discipline, chastisement, chastening, rectification

4. correction, chastening, chastisementnoun

   a rebuke for making a mistake

   Synonyms:
   fudge factor, discipline, castigation, chastisement, chastening, rectification

5. correctionnoun

   a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases

   "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"

   Synonyms:
   fudge factor, discipline, chastisement, chastening, rectification

6. discipline, correctionnoun

   the act of punishing

   "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"

   Synonyms:
   subject area, chastening, subject field, bailiwick, study, field, fudge factor, discipline, chastisement, subject, rectification, field of study

7. correctionnoun

   treatment of a specific defect

   "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"

   Synonyms:
   fudge factor, discipline, chastisement, chastening, rectification

Matched Categories

1. • Drop
   • Editing
   • Improvement
   • Indefinite Quantity
   • Rebuke
   • Therapy

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. correctionnoun

   Synonyms:
   amendment, improvement, redress

2. correctionnoun

   Synonyms:
   chastisement, punishment, discipline, castigation

3. correctionnoun

   Synonyms:
   change (in quality, by something opposite), modification

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. correctionnoun

   Synonyms:
   rectification, amendment, emendation, discipline, punishment, counteraction

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "correction":

   corrigendum, corrections, rectification, corrigenda, correcting, rectifications, correctional, marking, fixes, correctness, scoring, corrected, adjustment, patches, corrective, proofing, correct, fix, rating, remediation, answer, propriety

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. correction

   Synonyms:
   Making right, righting

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1. David Kelly:

   Going forward it's going to be very hard to achieve the same gains that we've achieved, or anything like them, the U.S. stock market rally could continue but at some stage there's going to be a significant correction, and the more it goes up the more it's going to correct.

2. Zhang Chen:

   Today's fall was more savage than we had expected. Investors were panicking, the market had gained so much previously, so I think there's an inherent need for a correction.

3. Nicholas Maclean:

   Dubai residential property sales have declined over the past three quarters, but the drop in oil prices is coincidental and the slowdown is more due to big price increases in 2013 - the market is adjusting to return to affordable levels, this is a positive trend and will help prevent a bigger correction in the future.

4. Goodwin Gaw:

   The weakening pound and sellers who have the opposing view to us represent opportunities, (We) still will be interested but need to see a proper correction first.

5. Ed Keon:

   I believe it's more likely to be noise than part of a broader correction.