Synonyms of chastened

chastened

verb

past tense of chasten

1

as in punished

to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime

chastened the child with five minutes of sitting in the corner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punished
• fined
• disciplined
• chastised
• corrected
• penalized
• criticized
• castigated
• sentenced
• convicted
• assessed
• imposed
• condemned
• levied
• charged
• reprimanded
• docked
• rebuked
• denounced
• mulcted
• damned
• reproved
• wreaked
• keelhauled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spared
• excused
• pardoned
• forfeited
• released
• got off
• vindicated
• commuted
• acquitted
• exonerated
• ransomed
• absolved
• reprieved
• exculpated

2

as in humiliated

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes

the unexpected loss to a second-rate player really chastened the tournament's top-seeded tennis star

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliated
• discredited
• embarrassed
• humbled
• shamed
• disgraced
• confused
• degraded
• insulted
• rattled
• dishonored
• debased
• abased
• demeaned
• smirched
• criticized
• lowered
• mortified
• cheapened
• diminished
• disconcerted
• took down
• flustered
• fouled
• nonplussed
• abashed
• nonplused
• ridiculed
• discomfited
• sunk
• sank
• confounded
• fazed
• discountenanced
• minimized
• condemned
• disparaged
• maligned
• belittled
• affronted
• detracted
• discounted
• castigated
• decried
• slandered
• defiled
• depreciated
• libelled
• defamed
• libeled
• censured
• cried down
• denounced
• wrote off
• damned
• execrated
• reprehended
• put down
• reprobated
• bad-mouthed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exalted
• elevated
• praised
• cited
• cheered
• applauded
• honored
• decorated
• saluted
• recognized
• acknowledged
• commended
• celebrated
• deified
• congratulated
• canonized
• hailed
• complimented
• lauded
• boasted
• feted
• extolled
• eulogized
• acclaimed
• aggrandized
• touted
• highlighted
• dignified
• ennobled
• magnified
• fêted
• lifted
• uplifted
• advanced
• raised
• enthroned
• promoted
• enshrined
• played up
• glorified
• spotlighted
• upgraded
• boosted
• idealized
• spotlit
• romanticized
• enskied