Synonyms for Corporal
ˈkɔr pər əl, -prəlcor·po·ral

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1. corporal

   Whatever is composed of or pertains to matter may be termed material; physical (Greek physis, nature) applies to material things considered as parts of a system or organic whole; hence, we speak of material substances, physical forces, physical laws. Bodily, corporal, and corporeal apply primarily to the human body; bodily and corporal both denote pertaining or relating to the body; corporeal signifies of the nature of or like the body; corporal is now almost wholly restricted to signify applied to or inflicted upon the body; we speak of bodily sufferings, bodily presence, corporal punishment, the corporeal frame.

   Synonyms:
   bodily, corporeal, material, natural, physical, sensible, tangible, visible

   Antonyms:
   hyperphysical, immaterial, intangible, intellectual, invisible, mental, moral, spiritual, unreal, unsubstantial

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1. corporal

   Synonyms:
   bodily, fleshly, physical, material, corporeal

   Antonyms:
   mental, moral, spiritual

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1. corporaladjective

   a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines

   Antonyms:
   incorporeal, mental, immaterial

2. bodily, corporal, corporeal, somaticadjective

   affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

   "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness"

   Synonyms:
   incarnate, corporate, bodily, material, somatic, corporal, corporeal, bodied, embodied

   Antonyms:
   mental, immaterial, incorporeal

3. bodied, corporal, corporate, embodied, incarnateadjective

   possessing or existing in bodily form

   "what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an incarnate spirit"; "`corporate' is an archaic term"

   Synonyms:
   incorporated, collective, corporate, bodily, embodied, somatic, corporal, corporeal, bodied, incarnate

   Antonyms:
   incorporeal, immaterial, mental

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1. corporaladjective

   Synonyms:
   bodily

2. corporaladjective

   Synonyms:
   material, physical, corporeal, not spiritual

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1. corporaladjective

   Synonyms:
   bodily, corporeal, material

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1. List of paraphrases for "corporal":

   cpl., cpl, corporai, bodily, physical, tangible, corporals, master-corporal, p.f.c., airman, punishment, body, corporeal

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1. corporal

   Synonyms:
   Corporeal
   

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1. Said Boumedouha:

   The world’s spotlight is shining on Saudi Arabia. If authorities ignore widespread criticism and unashamedly continue with the flogging of Raif Badawi, Saudi Arabia would be demonstrating contempt for international law and disregard for world opinion, flogging and other forms of corporal judicial punishment violate the prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment. By continuing to dole out this inhuman punishment the Saudi Arabian authorities are flagrantly flouting basic human rights principles.

2. President Juan Manuel Santos:

   We demand the liberation of Corporal Villar and of citizen Ramon Cabrales, if they (ELN) want to begin any type of negotiation they must liberate these hostages.

3. Amnesty International Iran researcher:

   This punishment exposes the utter brutality of Iran's justice system and underlines the Iranian authorities' shocking disregard for basic humanity, meting out cruel and inhuman retribution punishments is not justice. Blinding, like stoning, amputation and flogging, is a form of corporal punishment prohibited by international law. Such punishments should not be carried out under any circumstances.

4. Gail Smith:

   As a school board, we looked carefully at corporal punishment and made the determination that indeed there were other forms of discipline that were more effective.

5. Moe Yan Naing:

   Police Brigadier General Tin Ko Ko gave the documents to Police Lance Corporal Naing Lin and told him to give them to Wa Lone and said that when Wa Lone comes out of the restaurant, the Htaunt Kyant regional police force has to entrap him and arrest him, police Brigadier General Tin Ko Ko told the police members, 'if you don't get Wa Lone, you will go to jail'.