Synonyms for correctness
cor·rect·ness

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.4 / 7 votes

1. correctnessnoun

   Antonyms:
   incorrectness

2. correctnessnoun

   Antonyms:
   incorrectness

3. correctnessnoun

   Antonyms:
   incorrectness

4. correctnessnoun

   Antonyms:
   incorrectness

5. correctnessnoun

   Antonyms:
   incorrectness

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. correctness, rightnessnoun

   conformity to fact or truth

   Synonyms:
   appropriateness, nicety, rightness, justness

   Antonyms:
   incorrectness, wrongness

2. correctnessnoun

   the quality of conformity to social expectations

   Synonyms:
   rightness

   Antonyms:
   incorrectness, wrongness

Matched Categories

1. • Propriety
   • Quality

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 4 votes

1. correctnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   accuracy, exactness, nicety, precision, truth, propriety, faultlessness

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. correctnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   accuracy, inerrancy, exactness, precision

   Antonyms:
   incorrectness, inaccuracy, inexactness, error

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "correctness":

   accuracy, regularity, corrigendum, correction, rectitude, correct, propriety, fairness, validity, veracity

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1. Nathan Larson:

   A lot of people are tired of political correctness and being constrained by it, people prefer when there’s an outsider who doesn’t have anything to lose and is willing to say what’s on a lot of people’s minds.

2. Donald Trump:

   I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct, i've been challenged by so many people and I don't, frankly, have time for total political correctness. And to be honest with you, this country doesn't have time, either.

3. Ted Cruz:

   Our constitutional liberties should not be subject to the whims of the current administration, and – whether Hobby Lobby or the Little Sisters of the Poor – people of faith should not be made to bow down at the altar of political correctness.

4. Guillaume Bigot:

   France is a country of men who love women, seduction is a profound part of our national identity ... the culture of the ‘French lover’ and the ‘French kiss’ is in danger because of political correctness.

5. Freshman Tristan Justice:

   I found that this school has an obsession with political correctness, despite being informed that American University was American University, I went to orientation with high hopes that it was n’t as bad as American University sounded, but I was wrong.