Correctness
Fluff
Fluff noun - An unintentional departure from truth or accuracy.
Usage example: the flustered newscaster's fluffs included a mispronunciation of the town's name
Correctness is an antonym for fluff.
Both words in one sentence
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Well-Intentioned Extremist: Stewart's never ending stream of PR fluff and political correctness came from an earnest effort to try and remove the sexist, racist and homophobic elements of his party.
Source: Series / The Thick of It
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Fluff and Correctness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/correctness/fluff
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Fluff or Correctness. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/correctness/fluff.
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