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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Lewis Hamilton:

   I am just aware that there is most likely going to be at least one 10 place penalty in the future because I have got one more reprimand to go, when I was in karting there was one steward, he was just there to make everyone's weekend a bad weekend. Families would turn up and spend so much money to be there... and he was just there to ruin people's weekends.

2. Yogeshwar Ram Mishra:

   Nestle was apparently over-confident about their product, otherwise the company would not have preferred an appeal and instead paid up the penalty of 25,000 rupees.

3. Michelle Muckenthaler:

   A $40 a month penalty is not enough for me to want to tell my employer what I'm doing with my health.

4. President Barack Obama:

   There are certain crimes that are so beyond the pale that I understand society's need to express its outrage, so I have not traditionally been opposed to the death penalty in theory. But in practice it's deeply troubling.

5. Ilan Alhadeff:

   What do we have the death penalty for? What is the purpose of it?