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correctness

[kuh-rekt-nis] / kəˈrɛkt nɪs /
NOUN
accuracy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
truth
STRONG
definiteness exactitude exactness faultlessness fidelity preciseness precision regularity
WEAK
definitiveness definitude
Antonyms
STRONG
imprecision inaccuracy inexactness
WEAK
fault flaw imperfection impreciseness impropriety incorrectness infidelity unacceptableness unseemliness unsuitability unsuitableness wrong
NOUN
propriety
Synonyms
STRONGEST
civility decency decorum fitness rightness
STRONG
correctitude decorousness order orderliness properness seemliness
WEAK
bon ton good breeding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
indecency rudeness
WEAK
fault flaw imperfection impreciseness impropriety inaccuracy incorrectness inexactness infidelity unacceptableness unseemliness unsuitability unsuitableness wrong

Example Sentences

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My father, a World War II officer and stickler for correctness, was especially proud of my medal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

In the early 1990s, the two men wrote for a campus publication, attacking what they saw as political correctness destroying American higher education.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

There will be no political correctness during Waters’ birthday show.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

"I have seen the arguments in the papers by some lawyers regarding the correctness of some civilians being tried in the Court Martial," President Museveni said in a long post on X.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

But, with luck, the addition of magnesium or possibly calcium ions to the sugar-phosphate backbone would quickly generate an elegant structure, the correctness of which would not be debatable.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson