I stand corrected
Admitting my mistake
I stand corrected is an acknowledgment that you were wrong about something and accept the correction.
The phrase carries a formal, slightly theatrical tone—you're publicly conceding error rather than quietly backing down: I thought the meeting was Tuesday, but I stand corrected.
It can be sincere or ironic, sometimes used when grudgingly admitting a point.
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- wrongContrary to fact
- my badInformal fault admission
- admissionEntry or confession
humble · error · retract · take it back · acknowledge · oops · truth · concede · amend · gracious · yield · defer · misspoke · humble pie · backtrack · withdraw · revise · mistaken
- yieldingI yield, surrender, I surrender, capitulation, I give up
I stand correcteddoubling down
Strengthening a risky commitment
digging in one's heels · no apologies · over my dead body · I deny it · unapologetic
I stand correctedwillful ignorance
Purposely remaining uninformed
close-mindedness · obstinacy · pigheadedness · intransigence · dogmatism
I stand correcteddoubling down
Strengthening a risky commitment
digging in · entrenching · holding firm · standing one's ground · obstinance
stand, corrected, standing, stands, understand, understanding, understands, misunderstand, withstand