correct vs justify
justify vs correctcorrect is an adjective but justify is not an adjective.
correct and justify both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| correct | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| justify | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
justify is a hyponym of
correct; that is, justify is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
correct:
- correct: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- justify: adjust the spaces between words
Other hyponyms of correct include
proportion, modulate, temper, tune, tune up, calibrate, fine-tune, graduate, tune, tune up, time, trim, zero, zero in, zero, readjust, reset, attune, time, set, modulate, regulate, focalise, focalize, focus, sharpen, sync, synchronise, synchronize, pressurise, pressurize, decompress, depressurise, depressurize, fit, match, plumb, align, coordinate, ordinate, harmonise, harmonize, reconcile, linearise, linearize, citify.
| correct (adjective) | justify (adjective) |
|---|---|
| free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth | |
| correct in opinion or judgment | |
| socially right or correct | |
| in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure |
| correct (verb) | justify (verb) |
|---|---|
| treat a defect | adjust the spaces between words |
| make right or correct | show to be right by providing justification or proof |
| alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard | (used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin |
| censure severely | |
| fall in value | |
| punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience | |
| make reparations or amends for | |
| adjust for |
Words related to "correct"
- aby
- abye
- accurate
- adjust
- align
- alter
- amend
- atone
- attune
- balance
- bawl out
- berate
- calibrate
- call down
- call on the carpet
- care for
- carry
- castigate
- change
- change by reversal
- chasten
- chastise
- chew out
- chew up
- chide
- citify
- come down
- compensate
- coordinate
- correction
- corrective
- correctness
- corrigible
- counterbalance
- cover
- debug
- decline
- decompress
- depressurise
- depressurize
- descend
- discipline
- dress down
- equilibrate
- equilibrise
- equilibrize
- even off
- even out
- even up
- exact
- expiate
- fall
- falsify
- fine-tune
- fit
- flame
- focalise
- focalize
- focus
- go down
- graduate
- harmonise
- harmonize
- have words
- incorrect
- jaw
- justify
- lambast
- lambaste
- lecture
- letter-perfect
- linearise
- linearize
- make up
- match
- modify
- modulate
- objurgate
- ordinate
- over-correct
- overcompensate
- penalise
- penalize
- plumb
- precise
- pressurise
- pressurize
- proper
- proportion
- punish
- rag
- readjust
- rebuke
- reconcile
- rectify
- redress
- regulate
- remediate
- remedy
- remonstrate
- repair
- reprimand
- reset
- reverse
- right
- right-minded
- rightness
- scold
- set
- sharpen
- slump
- sort out
- straight
- sync
- synchronise
- synchronize
- take to task
- temper
- time
- treat
- trim
- trounce
- true
- tune
- tune up
- turn
- word-perfect
- zero
- zero in
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