Thesaurus:penalty

English

Noun

Sense: a coercive measure intended to ensure compliance

Synonyms
  • censure
  • correction
  • discipline
  • penalty
  • punishment
  • punition (obsolete)
  • sanction
  • sentence
Antonyms
Hyponyms

By reason:

By implementation:

Holonyms

Further reading

  • “972. punishment” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
  • “974. penalty” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
  • “penalty” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
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