Correcting and Compensatory

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Correcting adjective - Inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment.

Usage example: questions the value of such correcting measures as prison sentences for drug addicts

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Compensatory is an antonym for correcting.

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Correcting is an antonym for compensatory.

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Compensatory and Correcting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/correcting/compensatory

Correcting & Compensatory. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/correcting/compensatory>.

Compensatory or Correcting. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/correcting/compensatory.

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