corrective
/kəˈɹɛktɪv/noun, adjective3 syllables
Corrective means: designed to promote discipline.
Synonyms for corrective6
noun, as in a device for treating injury or disease
restorative
adjective, as in designed to promote discipline
adjective, as in tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition
What does corrective mean?3
adjective
1
designed to promote discipline“the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional”
2
tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition“corrective measures”
noun
1
a device for treating injury or disease
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with corrective?19
three syllables
four syllables
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Corrective in a sentence
- Almost all patients require corrective eyewear after cataract surgery.Cangarejo
- You'd be surprised what strengthening your core and doing postural corrective exercises can do for your body.Hybrid
- Tom sent me a corrective response, highlighting several grammatical mistakes in my message.Miktsoanit
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Forms of corrective
as a noun
- plural
- correctives