Hypernyms for "correct"
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Hypernyms
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alter
balance
bawl out
berate
call down
call on the carpet
care for
change
change by reversal
chew out
chew up
chide
come down
descend
dress down
equilibrate
equilibrise
equilibrize
fall
go down
have words
jaw
lambast
lambaste
lecture
modify
penalise
penalize
punish
rag
rebuke
remonstrate
reprimand
reproof
reverse
scold
take to task
treat
trounce
turn
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.