What are some alternative words for penalty?
Synonyms for penalty
ˈpɛn l ti
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Princeton's WordNet
punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation(noun)
the act of punishing
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punishment, penalization, penalisationpenalty(noun)
a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
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punishment, penalization, penalisationpenalty(noun)
the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
"neglected his health and paid the penalty"
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punishment, penalization, penalisationpenalty(noun)
(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
Synonyms:
punishment, penalization, penalisation
English Synonyms and Antonyms
penalty
Synonyms:
compensation, earnings, guerdon, remuneration, wagesAntonyms:
benefaction, bequest, boon, bounty, bribe, donation, gift, grant, gratuity, largess, present
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
penalty
Synonyms:
pain, punishment, forfeiture, price, fare, retribution, amercementAntonyms:
guerdon, wages, reward, premium, prize, douceur, sop, bribe, honorarium, compensation, remuneration
Dictionary of English Synonymes
penalty(n.)
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punishment, penal retributionpenalty(n.)
Synonyms:
forfeiture, fine
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
penalty(n)
Synonyms:
punishment, retribution, forfeiture, fine, mulct
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#101 | price | |
#676 | term | |
#967 | death | |
#1114 | fine | |
#1700 | dead | |
#1708 | worth | |
#1938 | pain | |
#3099 | compensation | |
#3124 | trouble | |
#3776 | earnings | |
#4717 | sentence | |
#4806 | penalty | |
#7790 | punishment | |
#7997 | penalties | |
#8184 | shame | |
#8972 | fare | |
#9211 | sentences | |
#10321 | sanctions | |
#10700 | grief | |
#11693 | soda | |
#13141 | fines | |
#13862 | worthwhile | |
#14621 | sorrow | |
#14886 | pity | |
#19712 | sanction | |
#22834 | forfeiture | |
#24578 | assent | |
#31844 | pena | |
#33262 | retribution | |
#92253 | criminalization | |
#177363 | baquba | |
#270402 | penalization |
How to use penalty in a sentence?
Folks support the death penalty for the same reason they support all sanctions - justice.
This shows that the Supreme Court continues to apply close scrutiny to the death penalty. I think it's really a harbinger of the day coming when the Supreme Court is going to strike it down.
Defense Minister Pedro Cateriano:
We urge the military justice system to act swiftly and if it finds them responsible to apply the maximum penalty.
We fought, we worked very well and had chances but if you don’t score you aren’t going to win. The penalty was justified, we were very naive. It is sad but it is reality but England won and deserved to win.
Can you believe that the disrespect for our Country, our Flag, National Anthem continues without penalty to the players, the Commissioner has lost control of the hemorrhaging league. Players are the boss !
Translations for penalty
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- جزاءArabic
- càstigCatalan, Valencian
- strafDanish
- StrafeGerman
- τιμωρία, ποινή, κύρωση, αντίτιμοGreek
- castigo, penaSpanish
- sopimuskorvaus, rangaistus, sopimussakko, jäähyFinnish
- peine, penalisationFrench
- pionósIrish
- peanasScottish Gaelic
- दण्ड, सज़ाHindi
- büntetés, bírságHungarian
- պատիժ, տուգանքArmenian
- penalitàItalian
- 罰Japanese
- 형벌Korean
- bausmėLithuanian
- sodsLatvian
- казна, пенал, глобаMacedonian
- strafDutch
- straffNorwegian
- karaPolish
- penalidade, penaPortuguese
- pedeapsă, penalizareRomanian
- наказание, взыскание, буллит, штрафной бросок, штрафRussian
- straff, utvisningSwedish
- poenne, poenåltéWalloon
- 罚款Chinese
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