Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 37 compound words that contain correct. The most common are listed below. Open correct in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- politically correctPossessing or conforming to the correct political positions; following the official policies of the government or a political party.
- come correctTo behave properly or decently; to do the right thing.
- course-correctTo alter the current course of an aircraft or other vessel to ensure it is directed towards the intended destination.
- anatomically correctAccurately depicting or replicating the body, or a body part, of a human being or animal.
- patriotically correctSynonym of conservatively correct: In line with conservative beliefs.
- self-correctTo correct itself or oneself without outside assistance.
- correct me if I'm wrongUsed before stating something the speaker believes is true, especially while correcting what another person has said.
- error correctTo debug.
- const-correctExhibiting const correctness.
- hyper-correctAlternative form of hypercorrect: Nonstandard because of a mistaken idea of standard usage.
- conservatively correctIn line with conservative beliefs.
- all correctTrue; agreed, yes indeed.
Compound words 37
- correctiveOf or pertaining to correction; serving to correct.
- correctorOne who corrects.
- correctableAble to be corrected.
- autocorrectTo make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically.
- hypercorrectNonstandard because of a mistaken idea of standard usage.
- hypocorrectNot completely correct; nonstandard.
- correctifyTo correct.
- correctamundocorrect
- correctthinkSynonym of goodthink: An orthodox (politically correct) thought.
- correctitudeThe quality of being correct