Corrective and Meliorative

Corrective

Corrective adjective - Serving to raise or adjust something to some standard or proper condition.

Meliorative and corrective are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Meliorative" instead an adjective "Corrective".

Meliorative

Meliorative adjective - Tending to ameliorate.
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Synonyms for Meliorative

Corrective and meliorative are semantically related. You can use "Corrective" instead an adjective "Meliorative".

Nearby Words: melioration, meliorated, meliorating
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