correct
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- true, accurate, exact, faultless, flawless, O.K. or okay (informal), precise, right
- proper, acceptable, appropriate, fitting, kosher (informal), O.K. or okay (informal), seemly, standard
[verb]
Synonyms:
- rectify, adjust, amend, cure, emend, redress, reform, remedy, right
- punish, admonish, chasten, chastise, chide, discipline, rebuke, reprimand, reprove

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Antonyms: incorrect
Contrasted words: damage, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, spoil, baby, coddle, cosset, humor, indulge, pamper, fallacious, false, wrong, defective, faulty, flawed, imperfect
Related Words: ameliorate, better, improve, redress, remedy, revise, make over, reform, adjust, fix, regulate, careful, meticulous, punctilious, scrupulous, faithful, true, undistorted, veracious, veridical, faultless, flawless, impeccable, perfect

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English Thesaurus: right, correct, accurate, exact, spot-on, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. cor‧rect¹ S1 W2 /kəˈrekt/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: correction, correctness, corrective; adjective: correct ≠ incorrect, corrective; verb: correct; adverb: correctly ≠ incorrectly]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of corrigere, from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + regere 'to lead straight']

1. having no mistakes Synonym : right Antonym : incorrect:
If my calculations are correct, we’re about ten miles from Exeter.
Score one point for each correct answer.
You are absolutely correct, the Missouri is the longest river in the US.
factually/grammatically/anatomically etc correct
The sentence is grammatically correct, but doesn’t sound natural.

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In everyday English, people usually say right rather than correct:
Are you sure you’ve got the right address?

2. suitable and right for a particular situation:
What’s the correct procedure in cases like this?
The correct way to lift heavy weights is to make sure that your back is straight.

3. correct behaviour is formal and polite Synonym : proper:
It was not considered correct for young ladies to go out on their own.
—correctly adverb:
If I remember correctly, he’s Spanish.
We must make sure that things are done correctly.
—correctness noun [uncountable]

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II. correct² S3 verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: correction, correctness, corrective; adjective: correct ≠ incorrect, corrective; verb: correct; adverb: correctly ≠ incorrectly]

1. to make something right or to make it work the way it should:
Some eyesight problems are relatively easy to correct.
You have the right to see a copy of your file, and to correct any mistakes you may find.

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In everyday British English, people usually say put something right rather than correct something:
The problem should be fairly easy to put right.

2. to show someone that something is wrong, and make it right:
Correct my pronunciation if it’s wrong.
‘She’s in Ireland now.’ ‘She was,’ Farrell corrected him.
correct yourself
‘I,’ Lady Deverill corrected herself, ‘we are very happy here.’

3. if a teacher corrects a student’s written work, he or she writes marks on it to show the mistakes in it

4. correct me if I’m wrong spoken used when you are not sure that what you are going to say is true or not:
Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t you say you’d never met him before?

5. I stand corrected formal spoken used to admit that something you have said is wrong after someone has told you it is wrong

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

correct
adj.
VERBS be, prove, seem His first idea proved correct.
ADV. absolutely, completely, entirely, perfectly, quite What you say is perfectly correct, but it gives the wrong impression.
not entirely, not strictly He is not entirely correct in his assumptions.
basically, broadly, essentially, fundamentally, largely, more or less, substantially His estimate has turned out to be more or less correct.
clearly, undoubtedly | demonstrably None of the explanations offered is demonstrably correct?or demonstrably incorrect.
ideologically, politically (sometimes disapproving) (= avoiding language or behaviour that may offend some groups of people) He was an interesting speaker, if not always politically correct in his views.
legally, technically | morally | anatomically, botanically, factually, grammatically The flower drawings are all to scale and botanically correct.
PREP. in The diagram is correct in every detail. I think I am correct in saying that this project is the first of its kind in this country.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

correct

a correct answer
Lucy got fourteen out of twenty correct answers.
a correct entry (=correct answer in a competition)
The first five correct entries will win £50.
correct information
I’m not sure that I’ve been given the correct information.
correct spelling (=the correct way of writing words)
Copying does not teach correct spelling.
correct pronunciation (=the correct way of saying words)
The dictionary will help you learn the correct pronunciation.
absolutely/perfectly/entirely correct (=completely correct)
What he said was perfectly correct.
not strictly correct (=not correct according to some standards)
The grammar in this sentence is not strictly correct.
grammatically correct (=written or spoken with correct grammar)
Simple sentences are more likely to be grammatically correct than long complex ones.
factually correct (=having all the correct facts)
Articles in the newspaper are not always factually correct.
broadly/essentially correct (=correct in most ways, but possibly not all)
All the evidence suggests that the results of his research are essentially correct.
prove correct (=be shown to be true)
Fortunately, my memory proved correct.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

right not wrong – used about something someone says, or about the person who says it:
the right answer
You were right about the colour.
‘He’s about thirty, isn’t he?’ ‘That’s right.’
correct right. Correct sounds more formal than right:
the correct answer
He is absolutely correct.
Unfortunately, this information is not correct.
accurate right – used about information, measurements, descriptions etc:
Make sure that your measurements are accurate.
an accurate description of the suspect
exact an exact number, amount, or time is completely correct, and is no more and no less than it should be:
The exact time is 9.28 a.m.
The exact weight of the baby was 3.3 kilos.
spot-on British English spoken informal exactly right – used especially about guesses or things people say:
His answer was spot-on.
You’re spot-on.
exactly used when emphasizing that something is no more and no less than a number or amount, or is completely correct in every detail:
The bill came to exactly $1,000.
Police are still trying to find out exactly how the accident happened.
precisely exactly – used when it is important to be sure that something is completely correct in every detail:
We need to know precisely how much this is going to cost.
Can you tell us precisely where he is?
What precisely do you mean by ‘relativity’?
just especially spoken exactly – used especially when saying that things are exactly right, exactly the same, or exactly in a particular position:
The frame is just the right size for the picture.
He and his brother are just the same.
The hotel is just next to the station.
A new handbag! That’s just what I wanted.
directly exactly in a particular position or direction Directly is more formal than right:
Amy was sitting directly opposite me.
on the dot informal at exactly a particular time, and no earlier or later than that time:
She always leaves the office at 5.30 p.m. on the dot.
bang British English informal exactly – used especially in the following very informal expressions:
The train was bang on time.
The shot was bang on target.
Cockatoo Island is right bang in the middle of Sydney harbour.
have a right
People have a right to know the truth.
violate sb’s rights formal (=stop them doing something they have a right to do)
Imprisoning the men without trial violated their rights.
exercise a right formal (=do what you have a right to do)
The insurance company decided not to exercise its right of appeal.
deny somebody a right (=not allow someone to do something they have the right to do )
Women were denied the right to vote.
demand a right (=ask for it firmly)
We demand the same rights that other European workers enjoy.
defend a right (=take action to stop a right being taken away)
We should defend our right to demonstrate.
uphold sb’s rights (=defend their rights)
I will uphold the rights of the people of this country.
human rights (=the rights that everyone should have)
This company always operates with respect for human rights.
civil rights (=the rights that every person in a society should have)
As a young man, he was deeply involved in the struggle for civil rights.
the civil rights movement
equal rights
Women demanded equal rights.
a fundamental/basic right
The law recognises a man’s fundamental right to defend his home and his property.
a legal right
Banks have the legal right to recover their money.
a constitutional right
Teachers have a constitutional right to join a union.
political rights
Slaves had no political rights.
women’s rights
New laws have been passed to protect women’s rights.
workers’ rights
The company’s actions are a violation of workers’ rights.
gay/lesbian rights
a gay rights campaigner
animal rights
Animal rights campaigners say the dogs are being bred in terrible conditions.
a right of appeal (=the right to ask for an official decision to be changed)
In these circumstances, there is no right of appeal.
the right to privacy (=the right to be free from public attention)
The judge decided that the media’s actions violated the couple’s right to privacy.
a right of access (=the right to enter a place, use something, or see someone)
You have rights of access to data held about you.
a right of reply (also the right to reply) (=the right to say or write something in answer to a criticism)
People should have the right of reply when a magazine has published letters criticizing them.
the right to freedom of expression
Everyone has the right to freedom of expression.

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