Synonyms for corrective

Most common

restorative · remedial · remedy · alterative

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Adjective

Antonyms

preventative, preventive

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   Something that corrects or counteracts something.

   alkalies are correctives of acids

2. adj. 1

   Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct.

   Since the accident I've had to wear a corrective brace.

Related words

Phrases

corrective facility

Forms

Plural

correctives → restoratives, remedials, remedies, alteratives…

Example sentences

• remedy Don't worry. We can remedy the mistake we've made.
• remedial Yanni spent the rest of the year in remedial classes.
• restorative Include restorative yoga for relaxation and recovery.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

cure¹

5 letters

penal²

6 letters

remedy³

8 letters

antidote³, remedial⁴, curative³

10 letters

alterative, corrigible⁴

11 letters

restorative⁴, reformatory⁵, revisionary, disciplinal

12 letters

disciplinary⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (penal² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

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