2 entries found for correct.
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Function: adjective
Text: 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, exact, precise, proper, right, so, true
Related Words legitimate, logical, valid; errorless, faultless, flawless, impeccable, letter-perfect, perfect; rigorous, strict, stringent
Near Antonyms defective, faulty, flawed, imperfect
Antonyms false, improper, inaccurate, incorrect, inexact, untrue, wrong
2 following the established traditions of refined society and good taste <painfully correct dress for the White House dinner> -- see PROPER 1
3 marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details <the correct method for folding the American flag> -- see CEREMONIOUS 1