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rectification

[rek-tuh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌrɛk tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
ADVERB
measure for measure
Synonyms
WEAK
amends atonement compensation eye for an eye indemnification indemnity lex talionis meed payback quid pro quo reciprocity recompense reparation restitution retaliation tit for tat tooth for a tooth
NOUN
amendment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
change modification reform remedy revision
STRONG
alteration amelioration betterment correction enhancement improvement mending reformation repair
Antonyms
STRONG
damage harm hurt injury worsening
NOUN
correction
Synonyms
STRONG
alteration amelioration amendment editing emendation improvement indemnification mending modification 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
improvement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance advancement change development enhancement gain growth increase progress recovery renovation revision rise upgrade
STRONG
amelioration amendment augmentation betterment civilization correction cultivation elevation enrichment furtherance meliorism preferment progression promotion rally reclamation reformation regeneration upbeat
WEAK
upswing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decline decrease deterioration diminishment failure halt loss retreat retrogression stagnation stop stoppage
STRONG
demotion worsening
WEAK
damage diminishing harm hurt injury weakening
NOUN
melioration
Synonyms
STRONG
advance advancement amelioration amendment augmentation betterment change civilization correction cultivation development elevation enhancement enrichment furtherance gain growth increase preferment progress progression promotion rally reclamation recovery reformation regeneration renovation revision rise upbeat upgrade
WEAK
upswing
Antonyms
STRONG
decline decrease demotion deterioration diminishment failure halt impediment loss regression retreat retrogression stagnation stop stoppage worsening
NOUN
redress
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amends atonement indemnity remedy reparation reprisal restitution retribution
STRONG
aid amendment assistance balancing change conciliation correction cure ease justice offsetting payment quittance recompense reformation rehabilitation relief remission remodeling renewal repair requital return revision reward reworking satisfaction vengeance
WEAK
reestablishment
Antonyms
STRONGEST
penalty sympathy
STRONG
damage destruction hindrance hurt injury worsening
NOUN
refinement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clarification
STRONG
cleaning distillation processing purification rarefaction
WEAK
depuration detersion draining filtering
Antonyms
WEAK
bad manners corruption crudeness dirtying pollution rudeness
NOUN
revision
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alteration amendment improvement modification reconsideration reexamination review
STRONG
correction editing emendation homework polish redaction redraft rescript retrospect retrospection revisal revise updating
WEAK
afterlight overhauling recension rectifying reediting restyling
Antonyms
STRONGEST
worsening

Example Sentences

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Pollard told MPs: "It's pretty standard fare, right across our military platforms, for there to be safety notices issued and rectification work taking place."

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

Two particularly puzzling behaviors have long intrigued scientists: rectification and gating.

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

"I am pleased that this matter will now be concluded by way of rectification," Sunak added.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023

Ant Group said in a statement that it “has been conducting business rectification proactively since 2020” and that it would “comply with the terms of the penalty in all earnestness and sincerity.”

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Fernanda was frightened because until then she had really not had a clear indication of the tremendous inner force of her singsong, but it was too late for any attempt at rectification.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez