Synonyms for discipline
ˈdɪs ə plɪn

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 4 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick(noun)

   a branch of knowledge

   "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"

   Synonyms:
   topic, sphere, field of study, case, champaign, written report, guinea pig, battlefield, theme, theater, subject area, survey, report, study, playing area, area, force field, subject, theater of operations, flying field, theatre of operations, field of honor, bailiwick, sketch, field of view, depicted object, theatre, battleground, subject field, airfield, playing field, national, field of force, athletic field, field of operation, landing field, field of operations, domain, correction, line of business, issue, arena, field, cogitation, field of battle, orbit, matter, work, content, plain

   Antonyms:
   undiscipline, indiscipline

2. discipline(noun)

   a system of rules of conduct or method of practice

   "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine"; "for such a plan to work requires discipline";

   Synonyms:
   subject area, subject field, correction, bailiwick, study, field, subject, field of study

   Antonyms:
   undiscipline, indiscipline

3. discipline(noun)

   the trait of being well behaved

   "he insisted on discipline among the troops"

   Synonyms:
   subject area, subject field, correction, bailiwick, study, field, subject, field of study

   Antonyms:
   undiscipline, indiscipline

4. discipline(noun)

   training to improve strength or self-control

   Synonyms:
   subject area, subject field, correction, bailiwick, study, field, subject, field of study

   Antonyms:
   indiscipline, undiscipline

5. discipline, correction(verb)

   the act of punishing

   "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"

   Synonyms:
   subject area, chastening, subject field, correction, bailiwick, study, field, fudge factor, chastisement, subject, rectification, field of study

   Antonyms:
   indiscipline, undiscipline

6. discipline, train, check, condition(verb)

   develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

   "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"

   Synonyms:
   tally, checker, rail, ensure, correct, qualify, coach, prepare, mark, watch, look into, civilise, crack, check up on, develop, go over, tick off, match, tick, fit, take, specify, stop, civilize, correspond, determine, see, groom, agree, assure, turn back, take aim, check into, train, break, trail, control, condition, check out, learn, hold back, aim, curb, direct, hold, arrest, see to it, chequer, gibe, mark off, stipulate, delay, school, hold in, check off, suss out, ascertain, find out, check over, cultivate, jibe, contain, sort out, retard, moderate, educate, insure, check

   Antonyms:
   undiscipline, indiscipline

7. discipline, correct, sort out(verb)

   punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience

   "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"

   Synonyms:
   chasten, even off, classify, right, castigate, make up, compensate, shed light on, crystalise, even out, straighten out, decline, crystallise, sort, train, separate, correct, condition, assort, class, counterbalance, illuminate, clear, rectify, elucidate, even up, crystalize, adjust, crystallize, clear up, enlighten, chastise, redress, sort out, set, objurgate, slump, check

   Antonyms:
   indiscipline, undiscipline

Wiktionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. discipline(noun)

   Synonyms:
   drill

2. discipline(noun)

   Synonyms:
   sphere, field

3. discipline(noun)

   An enforced compliance or control

   Synonyms:
   drill

   Antonyms:
   spontaneity

4. discipline(noun)

   A systematic method of obtaining obedience

   Synonyms:
   drill

5. discipline(noun)

   A state of order based on submission to authority

   Synonyms:
   drill

6. discipline(noun)

   A punishment to train or maintain control

   Synonyms:
   drill

7. discipline(noun)

   Synonyms:
   sanction, penalty

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. discipline

   Castigate and chastise refer strictly to corporal punishment, tho both are somewhat archaic; correct and punish are often used as euphemisms in preference to either. Punish is distinctly retributive in sense; chastise, partly retributive, and partly corrective; chasten, wholly corrective. Chasten is used exclusively in the spiritual sense, and chiefly of the visitation of God.

   Synonyms:
   afflict, castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, humble, punish, purify, refine, soften, subdue, try

   Preposition:
   "We are chastened of the Lord," 1 Cor. xi, 32; "they ... chastened us after their own pleasure, but He for our profit," Heb. xii, 10; "chasten in thy hot displeasure," Ps. iv, 7; chasten with pain; by trials and sorrows.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. discipline

   Synonyms:
   order, strictness, training, government, instruction, drilling, control, coercion, punishment, organization

   Antonyms:
   disorder, confusion, rebellion, mutiny, encouragement, reward, disorganization

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. discipline(n.)

   Synonyms:
   instruction, training, drilling, drill, exercise, education, culture, schooling, breeding

2. discipline(n.)

   Synonyms:
   subjection, control, regulation, government

3. discipline(n.)

   Synonyms:
   punishment, chastisement, correction, castigation

4. discipline(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   instruct, train, breed, educate, teach, drill, exercise, form, bring up

5. discipline(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   regulate, control, govern, school, bring under subjection

6. discipline(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   punish, chastise, correct, castigate

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   disciplinary, disciplines, rigour, disciplined, disciplining, self-discipline, indiscipline, stringency

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