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correct
adjective as in accurate, exact
Strongest matches
accurate, appropriate, equitable, exact, factual, legitimate, perfect, precise, proper, strict, true
Weak matches
according to Hoyle, actual, amen, cooking with gas, dead on, faithful, faultless, flawless, for sure, free of error, impeccable, just, nice, on the ball, on the beam, on the button, on the money, on the nose, on track, on-target, regular, right as rain, right on, right stuff, righteous, rigorous, undistorted, unmistaken, veracious, veridical
adjective as in proper, appropriate
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Weak matches
comme il faut, conventional, decent, decorous, diplomatic, meticulous, nice, punctilious, right stuff, scrupulous, seemly, standard, suitable
verb as in fix, adjust
Strongest matches
alter, amend, cure, improve, mend, rectify, redress, regulate, remediate, remedy, repair, review, revise, straighten out, upgrade
Strong matches
ameliorate, better, change, debug, doctor, edit, emend, help, launder, polish, reclaim, reconstruct, reform, remodel, reorganize, retouch, right, scrub
Weak matches
clean up, clean up act, do over, fiddle with, fix up, get with it, go over, make over, make right, make up for, pay dues, pick up, put in order, set right, set straight, shape up, touch up, turn around
Example Sentences
In most cases, the body's natural DNA repair mechanisms correct these changes.
Judge Mehta asked the Justice Department and the states that brought the antitrust case to submit solutions by the end of Wednesday to correct the search monopoly.
Democratic and Republican activists are asking voters to correct technical errors on their ballots in several close races that could determine control of the House.
But he acknowledged identity verification is a challenge being faced by a lot of tech companies, and called on parents to make sure a child has the correct age on their account.
The correct frame for this election was not how entertaining or outrageous anyone is, or how well one side or another is doing.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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