CORRECTIVE Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word corrective. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CORRECTIVE
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| restorative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a medicine that strengthens and invigorates • a device for treating injury or disease adjective satellite • tending to impart new life and vigor to • promoting recuperation | ||||||||
| curative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain adjective satellite • tending to cure or restore to health | ||||||||
| healing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the natural process by which the body repairs itself adjective satellite • tending to cure or restore to health | ||||||||
| remedial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • tending or intended to rectify or improve • tending to cure or restore to health | ||||||||
| therapeutic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or involved in therapy noun • a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain adjective satellite • tending to cure or restore to health | ||||||||
| amending | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
verb • make amendments to • to make better • set straight or right | ||||||||
| rectifying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • determine the length of • reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities • bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one • set straight or right • make right or correct • convert into direct current | ||||||||
| remedying | verbv | |||||||
noun • act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil • a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain verb • set straight or right • provide relief for | ||||||||
| disciplinal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • designed to promote discipline | ||||||||
| disciplinary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to discipline in behavior • relating to a specific field of academic study adjective satellite • designed to promote discipline | ||||||||
