Punishment synonyms

52 synonyms for punishment such as battering, chastising, comeuppance, abuse, and bashing. Punishment is a noun, and its antonyms are reward and mercy.

Another word for punishment

1. penalizing

Chastisement, chastising, damnation, disciplining, penalizing, punishing, and retribution.

2. correction

Chastisement, comeuppance, correction, discipline, jankers, judgement, justice, medicine, one's just deserts, penalty, penance, requital, retribution, reward, sanction, sentence, the price, the rap, and vengeance.

3. beating

Abuse, bashing, battering, beating, belting, buffeting, damage, drubbing, hammering, harm, hiding, ill treatment, ill use, injury, maltreatment, manhandling, mishandling, mistreatment, pounding, pummelling, rough handling, roughing up, thrashing, thumping, and walloping.

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