Correct
Correct verb - To balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective.
Usage example: hopefully the young entrepreneur's professionalism will serve to correct his partner's extreme enthusiasm in the eyes of investors
Cancel and correct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cancel" instead a verb "Correct".
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| appearance | correct appearance | cancel appearance |
| series | correct series | cancel series |
| actions | correct actions | cancel actions |
| damage | correct damage | cancel damage |
Cite this Source
Cancel and Correct. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/correct/cancel
Correct & Cancel. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/correct/cancel>.
Cancel or Correct. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/correct/cancel.
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