righting
Fixing what's wrong
Righting is the act of correcting, restoring, or setting upright.
A boat rights itself after capsizing.
You right a wrong by making amends for it.
The righting of historical injustices requires more than apologies.
In nautical contexts, righting refers specifically to a vessel's return to an upright position: The ship's righting took several anxious minutes.
Correcting an error
- amendingModifying to improve
- fixingRestoring proper function
- redressingCorrecting an unfairness
- remedyingCorrecting a fault
adjusting · revising · emending · debugging · editing · refining · polishing · clarifying
Correcting an unfairness
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- vindicationClearance of blame
atonement · reparation · compensation · accountability · equity · exoneration · acquittal · sentencing
Making firm or constant
- steadyingMaking less shaky
- counterbalancingOffsetting with equal force
- equalizingMaking uniform or level
- adjustingAltering to correct
centering · compensating · trimming · evening out · distributing · shifting weight · ballast · equilibrium
Recovery from injury/addiction
- renewalMaking current again
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
recovery · reinstatement · rebuilding · regeneration · remediation · reformation · rejuvenation · repair
rectifying
Correcting an error
- amendingModifying to improve
- fixingRestoring proper function
- redressingCorrecting an unfairness
remedying · adjusting · revising · emending · debugging · editing · refining · polishing · clarifying · reworking
redressing
Correcting an unfairness
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
vindication · atonement · reparation · compensation · accountability · equity · exoneration · acquittal · sentencing · verdict
stabilizing
Making firm or constant
- steadyingMaking less shaky
- counterbalancingOffsetting with equal force
- equalizingMaking uniform or level
adjusting · centering · compensating · trimming · evening out · distributing · shifting weight · ballast · equilibrium · poise
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- renewalMaking current again
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
reclamation · recovery · reinstatement · rebuilding · regeneration · remediation · reformation · rejuvenation · repair · mending
straightening
Making something not crooked
raising · repositioning · propping · steadying · lifting · hoisting · flipping · turning over · capsized · overturned
rightingwronging
Treating someone unjustly
perpetuating · worsening · aggravating · compounding · ignoring
rightingtoppling
Causing to collapse
overturning · capsizing · upsetting · flipping · upending
rightingdestabilizing
Causing loss of equilibrium
unbalancing · upsetting · disrupting · unsettling · throwing off
right, upright, rights, right-wing, righted, uprightness, unrighteous, rightmost, righter