Synonyms for

Correctional

Verb / kɜ:ˈekʃʌnʌl / Another word for correctional — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

relating to or serving to correct or improve something, especially behavior

Synonyms & similar words

corrective rehabilitative reformatory penal punitive disciplinary retributive chastening chastising castigatory punishing amendatory emendatory ameliorative remedial rectifying redemptive salutary beneficial helpful

Synonyms by register

Formal

remedial rehabilitative restorative disciplinary

Antonyms

punitive retributive punishing vengeful vindictive disciplinary

Common collocations

  • correctional facility
  • correctional officer
  • correctional institution
  • correctional system
  • correctional services
  • correctional program
  • correctional facility staff

Word family

noun correction
verb correct
adjective correct
adverb correctly

Usage note

Primarily used in the context of the justice system, referring to measures aimed at reforming offenders rather than solely punishing them. It emphasizes rehabilitation.

Example sentences

  1. The correctional facility is where people go when they break the law.
  2. The correctional officer helped the inmates with their rehabilitation programs.
  3. The judge ordered the defendant to attend a correctional program.
  4. The goal of the correctional system is to reform inmates and prevent future crimes.
  5. The state invested millions of dollars in improving correctional facilities.

Quotes

  • 'Prisons are built with stones of Law, brothels with bricks of Religion.' - William Blake
  • 'It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.' - Nelson Mandela
  • 'The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.' - Fyodor Dostoevsky

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