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Synonyms for discipline
ˈdɪs ə plɪndis·ci·pline

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Wiktionary4.4 / 5 votes

  1. disciplinenoun

    Synonyms:
    drill

  2. disciplineverb

    Synonyms:
    field, sphere

  3. disciplineverb

    To train someone by instruction and practice.

    Synonyms:
    drill

    Antonyms:
    spontaneity

  4. disciplineverb

    An enforced compliance or control

    Synonyms:
    drill

  5. disciplineverb

    A systematic method of obtaining obedience

    Synonyms:
    drill

  6. disciplinenoun

    To impose order on someone.

    Synonyms:
    drill

  7. disciplinenoun

    A punishment to train or maintain control

    Synonyms:
    sanction, penalty

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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 Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. discipline

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

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

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 4 votes

  1. discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwicknoun

    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. disciplinenoun

    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. disciplinenoun

    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. disciplinenoun

    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, correctionverb

    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, conditionverb

    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 outverb

    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

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. corrective actions

    to correct one's actions

    we disciplined our child for not obeying us.

    Submitted by rinat on September 3, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. disciplinenoun

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

  2. disciplinenoun

    Synonyms:
    subjection, control, regulation, government

  3. disciplinenoun

    Synonyms:
    punishment, chastisement, correction, castigation

  4. disciplineverb

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

  5. disciplineverb

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

  6. disciplineverb

    Synonyms:
    punish, chastise, correct, castigate

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words1.0 / 1 vote

  1. disciplinenoun

    Synonyms:
    correction, chastisement, punishment, submission regulation, martinetism

    Antonyms:
    laxity, unrestraint, indulgence

Nicknames0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of known nicknames for "Discipline":

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How to use discipline in a sentence?

  1. Jim Jobling:

    We all know about discipline in the Navy, it is for restricting the mobility of a prisoner who wanted to desert or had committed a crime.

  2. Gareth Southgate:

    We are getting smarter, and maybe played by the same rules as the rest of the world, but we kept our dignity and our sportsmanship and if we were down it was because we were fouled. I am proud of the discipline.

  3. Thomas Jefferson:

    That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.

  4. Denise Davies:

    Discipline procedures are in our student handbook and are consistent with Coldwater Community Schools Board of Education policies which comply with the current laws of the State of Michigan regarding student discipline.

  5. Brett Ward:

    The new attendance policy is even more strict than the one that most people think is too harsh already, the steps toward discipline are fewer and it's easy for people to get into trouble, and could lead to firing.


Translations for discipline

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  • نظام, فرع (من فروع المعرفة), الأنضباط, تهذيبArabic
  • тәртип, фәнBashkir
  • възпитавам, дисциплина, наказание, дисциплинирамBulgarian
  • obor, kázeň, disciplínaCzech
  • disciplinDanish
  • disziplinieren, Strafe, Disziplin, BestrafungGerman
  • disĉiploEsperanto
  • disciplina, castigo, ramoSpanish
  • رشته, انPersian
  • piiskaus, kuritus, kurinpito, oppiaine, itsekuri, järjestyssäännöt, kuriFinnish
  • discipline, branche, pénalitéFrench
  • disciplín, smacht, araíonachtIrish
  • משמעתHebrew
  • अनुHindi
  • գիտակարգArmenian
  • disciplinaItalian
  • 規律Japanese
  • disciplinamLatin
  • akoranga, whakaraupapaMāori
  • tuchtigen, tuchtstraf, branche, disciplineren, temmen, discipline, drillen, tuchtiging, ([[zelf]])[[beheersing]], takDutch
  • modalidade, disciplinaPortuguese
  • disciplinăRomanian
  • дисциплинированность, наказывать, тренировать, предмет, наказание, подвергать взысканию, упражнять, дисциплинировать, дисциплинаRussian
  • disciplinSwedish
  • bilim dalı, ceza, disiplinTurkish
  • дисциплінаUkrainian
  • kỷ luậtVietnamese
  • 學科Chinese

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