Synonyms for penalty
ˈpɛn l tipenal·ty

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1. penalty

   Synonyms:
   compensation, earnings, guerdon, remuneration, wages

   Antonyms:
   benefaction, bequest, boon, bounty, bribe, donation, gift, grant, gratuity, largess, present

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1. penalty

   Synonyms:
   pain, punishment, forfeiture, price, fare, retribution, amercement

   Antonyms:
   guerdon, wages, reward, premium, prize, douceur, sop, bribe, honorarium, compensation, remuneration

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1. punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisationnoun

   the act of punishing

   Synonyms:
   punishment, penalization, penalisation

   Antonyms:
   advantage, reward

2. penaltynoun

   a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

   Synonyms:
   punishment, penalization, penalisation

   Antonyms:
   reward, advantage

3. penaltynoun

   the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition

   "neglected his health and paid the penalty"

   Synonyms:
   punishment, penalization, penalisation

   Antonyms:
   reward, advantage

4. penaltynoun

   (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

   Antonyms:
   reward, advantage

Matched Categories

1. • Disadvantage
   • Game
   • Handicap
   • Payment
   • Social Control

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1. penaltynoun

   Synonyms:
   punishment, penal retribution

2. penaltynoun

   Synonyms:
   forfeiture, fine

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1. penaltynoun

   Synonyms:
   punishment, retribution, forfeiture, fine, mulct

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1. List of paraphrases for "penalty":

   sentence, punishment, death, sanction, penalties, sentences, worth, pity, fine, dead, assent, pena, criminalization, term, worthwhile, baquba, soda, sanctions, shame, fines, pain, trouble, sorrow, grief

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How to use penalty in a sentence?

1. H.L. Mencken:

   The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.

2. Staff Janos Lazar:

   There is a debate about the introduction of the death penalty. A debate, so it is not like there is a plan to introduce the death penalty.

3. Happy Gilmore:

   Happy During high school, I played junior hockey and still hold two league records most time spent in the penalty box and I was the only guy to ever take off his skate and try to stab somebody.

4. Richard Dieter:

   If you have intellectual disabilities you can't get the death penalty, if you're under 18 you can't get the death penalty. With PTSD, you can get the death penalty and sometimes it can be used against you.

5. Johannes Thingnes Boe:

   We had three penalty loops and in a normal world cup, you never do that, if you have three penalty loops, you're outside of competition. This is what we expected before racing today so we knew that most likely the winners would have a penalty loop so we were not scared to have it here.