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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
Strongest matches
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
“Then, CAS only tried to correct its mistakes after several rounds of briefing had been submitted by the other parties.”
"At no point did I believe I would be fined by taking correct and moral action," said Mr Fenton, writing in an email exchange to the Home Office, seen by the BBC.
As for United, their goal difference demonstrates their position is correct:
“You’re kind of acknowledging their authority by doing that? Is that correct?”
Optimists may tell you that this tumult amounts to the birthing agony that precedes a new age of journalism, and they’re probably correct to some degree.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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