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correct
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of CORRECT
1
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard <a real brainteaser with only one correct solution to it>
Synonyms accurate, bang on [chiefly British], dead-on, exact, good, on-target, precise, proper, right, so, spot-on, true, veracious
Related Words legitimate, logical, sound, valid; errorless, faultless, flawless, impeccable, inerrant, infallible, letter-perfect, perfect; rigorous, strict, stringent
Phrases on target, on the money
2
following the established traditions of refined society and good taste <painfully correct dress for the state dinner at the White House>
Synonyms befitting, correct, decent, decorous, de rigueur, genteel, nice, polite, respectable, seemly
Related Words acceptable, adequate, satisfactory, tolerable; dress, dressy, formal; dignified, elegant, gracious; priggish, prim, stiff, stuffy; apt, material, relevant; compatible, congenial, harmonious; allowed, authorized, kosher, permitted
Near Antonyms intolerable, unacceptable, unsatisfactory; casual, grungy, informal; seedy, shabby, tacky; banned, barred, disallowed; forbidden, interdicted, outlawed, prohibited, proscribed; awkward, gauche, ungraceful
Antonyms improper, inappropriate, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, unbecoming, ungenteel, unseemly
3
marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details <the correct method for folding the American flag>
Synonyms correct, decorous, formal, nice, proper, punctilious, starchy, stiff, stiff-necked, stilted
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