Meanings
correctthink1
alternative CorrectThink
- uncountableSynonym of goodthink.
As I recall, the word ‘Orthodox‘ takes its meaning from the Greek words orthos (‘right’) and doxa (‘belief’). Or correctthink in today’s terminology. Either way, orthodoxy is entirely accurate.
2024 May 4, strativarius, Watts Up With That?1 more example
Unfortunately, the Associate Provosts for DEI are not (yet) authorized to fire people outside academia. But perhaps, if SCBWI and the knitting and bird-watching organizations keep up the fight, the general public will gradually learn never to say anything on any subject without including the approved formulas of correctthink.
2021 July 7, Jon Gallant, Why Evolution Is TrueSynonyms: goodthink
CorrectThink2
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of correctthink.
We cannot survive as a country or culture if CorrectThink is a Get Out Of Jail Free card.
2016 October 13, John Nolte, “Feminist Movie Blogger: P***y Groper Devin Faraci Deserves CorrectThink Forgiveness”, in The Daily Wire
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of goodthink.
Origin
Compound of correct + think, modeled on goodthink from George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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correctthink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correctthink
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