correct
adjective
[ kəˈrɛkt ]
• free from error; in accordance with fact or truth.
• "make sure you have been given the correct information"
Similar:
right,
accurate,
true,
veracious,
exact,
precise,
unerring,
faithful,
strict,
faultless,
flawless,
errorless,
error-free,
perfect,
word-perfect,
scrupulous,
meticulous,
on the right track,
along the right lines,
OK,
on the mark,
on the beam,
on the nail,
on the button,
spot on,
bang on,
on the money,
correct
verb
• put right (an error or fault).
• "the Council issued a statement correcting some points in the press reports"
Similar:
rectify,
put right,
set right,
right,
amend,
emend,
remedy,
redress,
cure,
square,
make good,
improve,
better,
ameliorate,
repair,
revise,
alter,
edit,
rewrite,
redraft,
rescript,
reword,
rework,
sort out,
clear up,
deal with,
patch up,
clean up,
iron out,
Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from Latin correct- ‘made straight, amended’, from the verb corrigere, from cor- ‘together’ + regere ‘guide’. The adjective is via French.
