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corrigible

3 synonyms and 1 antonym for corrigible, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Adj — Able to be put right or improved.

Synonyms

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Synonyms by Meaning

1. adj

Able to be put right or improved.

Opposites

2. adj

Willing to accept correction.

3. adj

(dated) Deserving to be punished.

4. adj

Having the authority or ability to correct someone or something else.

Etymology

It came into English as Middle English corrigible or corigyble, from Old French corrigible.

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