disciplines

NOUN

regimen, training

Synonyms

STRONGEST

control development education method practice preparation regulation restraint self-control self-restraint will

STRONG

conduct cultivation curb domestication drill drilling exercise inculcation indoctrination limitation orderliness self-command self-government strictness subordination willpower

WEAK

self-mastery

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agitation ignorance

WEAK

award chaos confusion disorder disorganization neglect negligence permissiveness reward

NOUN

punishment

Synonyms

STRONG

castigation chastisement comeuppance correction rod

WEAK

getting yours hell to pay punition

Antonyms

WEAK

award chaos confusion disorder disorganization neglect negligence permissiveness reward

NOUN

field of study; subject of interest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curriculum

STRONG

area course specialty

WEAK

branch of knowledge

Antonyms

WEAK

award chaos confusion disorder disorganization neglect negligence permissiveness reward

Example Sentences

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With this format, they meet and get to know classmates from other disciplines.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Rather, it treats these subjects as academic disciplines, similar to, say, AP Psychology or AP Statistics.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

The committee included professors of law, astronomy and English and other disciplines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

"To have two brothers that got to number one in the world respectively in their disciplines at the same time is wild - it was very unique," Murray said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Specialists from several disciplines have provided global syntheses of their subjects.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond