Synonyms for punitive
ˈpyu nɪ tɪv; -ˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr ipuni·tive

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1. punitive, punitoryadjective

   inflicting punishment

   "punitive justice"; "punitive damages"

   Synonyms:
   punitory

   Antonyms:
   rehabilitative

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1. punitiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   penal

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1. List of paraphrases for "punitive":

   repressive, disciplinary, penal, non-punitive

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1. Jennifer Bonjean:

   Mr. Kelly was placed on suicide watch for purely punitive reasons in violation of his Eighth Amendment rights, mDC has a policy of placing high profile individuals under the harsh conditions of suicide watch whether they are suicidal or not. MDC Brooklyn is being run like a gulag.

2. Mayor Adler:

   I want to be clear that thisbudget is not punitive, itis not intended to punishpolice.Were going to improvepublic safety in Austintogether, we need and I welcome theknowledge, the expertise andthe good will that our firstresponders are going tobring to this process.

3. The New York Times:

   While Democrats seized on Mr. Floyd’s death last May to highlight racism in policing and other forms of social injustice, Republicans responded to a summer of protests by proposing a raft of punitive new measures governing the right to lawfully assemble, some, like [Florida Gov. Ron] DeSantis, are labeling them ‘anti-riot’ bills, conflating the right to peaceful protest with the rioting and looting that sometimes resulted from such protests.

4. Jacksonville Jaguars:

   Well, Josh Allen’s never had (COVID), he’s not played in two weeks. So he’s never had COVID. I don’t know if I’m allowed to say that, but he’s never had COVID. So that’s pretty punitive.

5. Thomas Troward:

   It is an enduring truth, which can never be altered, that every infraction of the Law of nature must carry its punitive consequences with it. We can never get beyond that range of cause and effect.