Synonyms for correction
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Discipline — punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender
discipline, punishment, penalty, sanction, castigation dated, punition dated
2. Chastisement
Definitions
- n. 1
Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
- n. 2
The act of correcting.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- corrections → disciplines, punishments, penalties, sanctions…
Example sentences
- punishment In my family, the punishment for lying was severe.
- sanction They will not sanction copying without permission.
- chastening It has been a chastening experience for me.
- improvement There is need for improvement in your handwriting.
- adjustment The decline isn't so sharp after seasonal adjustment.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| correction | falling | |
| punishment | steady | |
| sanction | falling | |
| chastisement | rising | |
| chastening | rising | |
| improvement | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- penalty3, redress2
- 8 letters
- sanction2, punition
- 9 letters
- amendment3
- 10 letters
- punishment3, discipline3, adjustment3, chastening, emendation
- 11 letters
- improvement3, castigation
- 12 letters
- chastisement
- 13 letters
- rectification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (penalty3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- correction
- Italiano
- correzione
- Español
- corrección
- Deutsch
- Korrektur
- Català
- correcció