corrections

NOUN

adjustment; fixing

Synonyms

STRONG

alteration amelioration amendment editing emendation improvement indemnification mending modification rectification redress reexamination repair reparation revisal revising

WEAK

amending changing remodeling rereading righting

Antonyms

STRONG

damage harm hurt injury worsening

WEAK

allowance blunder coddling goof indulgence mistake permissiveness petting spoiling

NOUN

discipline

Synonyms

STRONG

admonition castigation chastisement punishment reformation reproof rod

WEAK

punition

Antonyms

WEAK

allowance blunder coddling goof indulgence mistake permissiveness petting spoiling

Example Sentences

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There have been counterforces and backlashes and overcorrections, and then forward motion again—usually when the public is convinced that a change is only fair.

From Slate • Nov. 3, 2024