Synonyms and Antonyms of punishment

the act of punishing (noun.act)

control exerted (actively or passively) by group action (noun.act)

verbal punishment (noun.act)

the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime (noun.act)

punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed (noun.act)

a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home (noun.act)

the act of punishing (noun.act)

punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them (noun.act)

putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment (noun.act)

punishment for one's actions (noun.act)

punishment inflicted on yourself (noun.act)

threat of a penalty (noun.act)

voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing (noun.act)

impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on (verb.social)