Synonyms for Corrective
Definition of corrective
- adjective
- designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary"
- tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition; "corrective measures"; "corrective lenses"
- noun
- a device for treating injury or disease
4 synonyms found
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