What are some opposite words for reward?
Antonyms for reward
rɪˈwɔrdre·ward
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term reward.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
reward
To repay or to retaliate, to punish or to reward, may be to make some return very inadequate to the benefit or injury received, or the right or wrong done; but to requite (according to its etymology) is to make so full and adequate a return as to quit oneself of all obligation of favor or hostility, of punishment or reward. Requite is often used in the more general sense of recompense or repay, but always with the suggestion, at least, of the original idea of full equivalent; when one speaks of requiting kindness with ingratitude, the expression gains force from the comparison of the actual with the proper and appropriate return. Compare PAY.
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absolve, acquit, excuse, forget, forgive, neglect, overlook, pardon, pardon, pass over, slightSynonyms:
avenge, compensate, pay, pay off, punish, quit, reciprocate, recompense, remunerate, repay, requite, retaliate, return, revenge, satisfy, settle withPreposition:
To requite injury with injury is human, but not Christian.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
rewardverb
Antonyms:
punish, misrequiteSynonyms:
compensate, honor, decorate, remunerate, pay, recompense
Princeton's WordNet
wages, reward, payoffnoun
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
"the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"
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penaltySynonyms:
issue, return, wages, bribe, payoff, yield, reinforcement, advantage, final payment, take, proceeds, takingsrewardnoun
payment made in return for a service rendered
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penaltySynonyms:
wages, payoff, reinforcement, advantagereward, reinforcementnoun
an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
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penaltySynonyms:
wages, payoff, reenforcement, advantage, reinforcement, support, reinforcer, strengthener, reinforcing stimulusrewardnoun
the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property
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penaltySynonyms:
wages, payoff, reinforcement, advantageadvantage, rewardverb
benefit resulting from some event or action
"it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity"
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penaltySynonyms:
wages, payoff, vantage, advantage, reinforcementhonor, honour, rewardverb
bestow honor or rewards upon
"Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"
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penaltySynonyms:
reinforce, observe, repay, respect, honour, abide by, pay back, honorreinforce, rewardverb
strengthen and support with rewards
"Let's reinforce good behavior"
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penaltySynonyms:
reinforce, reenforce, honour, honor, repay, pay backreward, repay, pay backverb
act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
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penaltySynonyms:
get, reinforce, pay back, riposte, honor, pay off, refund, retort, fix, honour, return, requite, come back, repay, rejoin, give back
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
rewardnoun
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recompense, requital, guerdon, meed, remuneration premium, bonus, bounty, douceur, merit, honorarium, retribution, retaliation, penaltyrewardverb
Synonyms:
requite, recompense
How to use reward in a sentence?
The universe will reward you for taking risks on its behalf.
A comfortable old age is the reward of a well-spent youth. Instead of its bringing sad and melancholy prospects of decay, it would give us hopes of eternal youth in a better world.
There are reward systems in the brain. It is a dopamine kick. When you are winning in a game, you get a dopamine kick. If you are doing cocaine, you get the same kick.
If Resolute isn't willing to go into a jurisdiction to build and operate a mine, then the explorers aren't going to get the reward for investing and discovering something, the ecosystem works because the little fish get eaten by the slightly bigger fish.
Secure the border to stop the illegal flow before you reward illegal behavior. Talk of amnesty is just enticing more people to come illegally.
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