Synonyms of correctional

correctional

adjective

as in punitive

inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment

threatened to take correctional measures if the household chores were not done

the state's largest correctional institution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punitive
• penal
• corrective
• disciplinary
• correcting
• disciplining
• chastening
• penalizing
• retributive
• retaliatory
• chastising
• castigating
• revengeful
• vengeful
• retaliative
• wrathful
• retributory

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compensatory
• nonpunitive
• exculpatory
• vindicating
• exculpating
• pardoning
• exonerating
• remitting
• commuting
• condoning
• absolving
• acquitting
• reprieving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of correctional

Simple things like being able to choose when to sleep, and showering without a correctional officer escort are novel changes after a quarter-century behind bars. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

According to Macallair, who has been working on juvenile justice reform for more than 40 years, any facility with more than 10 kids becomes unwieldy, distracting from rehabilitation and becoming more correctional. — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2026

An inmate and 10 Cook County Jail correctional officers were hospitalized Sunday afternoon after a mattress fire. — Greg Kelly, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

All three defendants charged in connection with Williams' death – Fisher, nurse Gwendolyn Vick and correctional sergeant Tanner Leopold – had their cases dismissed. — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Three men, one an off-duty Cook County correctional officer, were wounded during an argument overnight in the city’s River North neighborhood, according to authorities. — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

It’s been ten years since Si Ren, a man rumored to have no genitals, has left a military-style correctional camp. — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Following the discovery of the issue with the B-Work Camp door, immediate security measures were implemented, including posting a correctional officer at the entrance of the B-Work Camp housing area overnight. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Supported the initiation of a state audit of correctional food and commissary services. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026