Antonyms for penalty
ˈpɛn l tipenal·ty

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1. penalty

   Antonyms:
   benefaction, bequest, boon, bounty, bribe, donation, gift, grant, gratuity, largess, present

   Synonyms:
   compensation, earnings, guerdon, remuneration, wages

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1. penalty

   Antonyms:
   guerdon, wages, reward, premium, prize, douceur, sop, bribe, honorarium, compensation, remuneration

   Synonyms:
   pain, punishment, forfeiture, price, fare, retribution, amercement

Matched Categories

1. • Disadvantage
   • Game
   • Handicap
   • Payment
   • Social Control

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1. punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisationnoun

   the act of punishing

   Antonyms:
   advantage, reward

   Synonyms:
   punishment, penalization, penalisation

2. penaltynoun

   a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

   Antonyms:
   reward, advantage

   Synonyms:
   punishment, penalization, penalisation

3. penaltynoun

   the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition

   "neglected his health and paid the penalty"

   Antonyms:
   reward, advantage

   Synonyms:
   punishment, penalization, penalisation

4. penaltynoun

   (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game

   Antonyms:
   reward, advantage

   Synonyms:
   punishment, penalization, penalisation

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1. penaltynoun

   Synonyms:
   punishment, retribution, forfeiture, fine, mulct

How to use penalty in a sentence?

1. Donald Trump:

   When people do this, they should get the death penalty, anybody that does a thing like this to innocent people that are in temple or in church... they should be suffering the ultimate price, they should pay the ultimate price.

2. Summer Worden:

   They're trying to send me to prison for five years, which is the penalty, because I mistakenly recalled when I filed this FTC report that I had opened the account in September 2018, but in fact, it was April. Then I went back and I made them aware of that.

3. Amnesty International:

   The death penalty in India is arbitrary, discriminatory and is often used disproportionately against the poor.

4. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders:

   I think he came here today and touched on some very, very important issues that a lot of people would prefer not to talk about. And that is the issue of poverty, the issue of environmental degradation, immigration, the death penalty, the need to do everything we can to create a peaceful world, and I think he did it in a very dignified, non-partisan type way.

5. Elbert Hubbard:

   The man who is anybody and who does anything is surely going to be criticized, vilified, and misunderstood. That is part of the penalty for greatness, and every great man understands it; and understands, too, that it is no proof of greatness. The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure continously without resentment.

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