Synonyms for punishment


Grammar : Noun
Spell : puhn-ish-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʌn ɪʃ mənt

Top 10 synonyms for punishment Other synonyms for the word punishment

Définition of punishment

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Anglo-French punisement (late 13c.), Old French punissement, from punir (see punish). Meaning "rough handling" is from 1811.
  • noun penalty
Example sentences :
  • Our mission is not punishment, but the rectification of wrong.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • All very well to say there would be no punishment; their unhappiness was the punishment.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • It is permissible to say that there is no such thing as punishment; there are only wrong results.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • I revert, then, to my statement that God's relation to punishment is chiefly verbal.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • The preacher was trying to explain to us the eternal duration of God's punishment.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • I was afraid to set the weights down for fear of detection and punishment.
  • Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
  • Sin brings its punishment, and it is hard work, bearing its burden!
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • He richly deserved the punishment, but God would not have struck him that way.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • They were not fonder of the lock-up than are most boys who deserve that punishment.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • But the discovery and punishment of the other guilty ones will.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Antonyms for punishment

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