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Synonyms

corrective

American  
[kuh-rek-tiv] / kəˈrɛk tɪv /

adjective

  1. tending to correct or rectify; remedial.

    corrective exercises.

noun

  1. a means of correcting; corrective agent.

corrective British  
/ kəˈrɛktɪv /

adjective

  1. tending or intended to correct

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noun

  1. something that tends or is intended to correct

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Etymology

Origin of corrective

1525–35; (< Anglo-French ) < Medieval Latin corrēctīvus. See correct, -ive

Example Sentences

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“Falstaff” can be seen as a corrective in opera.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Maintaining the existing communication risks suppressing interest rates when inflation starts to rise and more volatile outcomes for financial markets if more aggressive corrective signaling is needed.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Ultimately, “Feed the People!” is a worthwhile corrective to a great deal of wrongheaded popular dogma about food.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The touring landscape for theatre, music, dance and opera is "in crisis" in England and much of the sector needs "urgent corrective action if it is to survive", a major report has concluded.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

She'd worn a corrective brace for the first two years of her life, and wherever she roamed she left a trail of scratch marks in the soft pine floor.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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