Correct
Correct adjective - Being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard.
Successful and correct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Successful" instead an adjective "Correct".
Successful
Successful adjective - Having attained a desired end or state of good fortune.
Correct and successful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Correct" instead an adjective "Successful".
Both words in one sentence
- Deathspell, for one, get it almost entirely correct, while many other bands are not so successful.
Source: Black Metal -
He will often accuse others of being "stupid hunks" if they appear more attractive or successful than him, or try to correct his "wisdom".
Source: Hunk - In another arc the Riddler, due to a year long coma, had lost his compulsion, and goes into business for himself as an extremely successful (if not always correct) private detective.
Source: Harmless Villain / Comic Books
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