punishments

NOUN

penalty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abuse beating discipline forfeiture retribution sanction suffering torture trial

STRONG

amercement castigation chastening chastisement comeuppance confiscation correction deprivation forfeit gallows infliction lumps maltreatment mortification mulct ostracism pain penance proof purgatory reparation rod sequestration unhappiness victimization

WEAK

disciplinary action hard work punitive measures rough treatment short shrift what for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

award happiness reward

STRONG

indulgence

WEAK

encouragement exoneration praise protection

Example Sentences

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punishments

Positive trainers, he said, can tug at heartstrings by promising that everything can be fixed without punishments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Referencing potential punishments for Manchester City, England manager Thomas Tuchel said he was open to calling up players outside the Premier League, external.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Any suggestion that the university did not impose consequential punishments for those involved is false,” Cornell’s Vice President for University Relations Kyle Kimball said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Premier League rules do not directly make reference to such a sanction, with a fine, points deduction or expulsion listed as possible punishments.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Without his consent he could not have been punished by anyone—yet nobody ever endured so many punishments.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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