CHASTISEMENT Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

chastisement

noun

Definition of chastisement

as in punishment

suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense missing the field trip should be sufficient chastisement for the schoolyard fight

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Recent Examples of chastisement Case appealed, headed to Idaho Supreme Court Neither side was fully satisfied by the decision — or appeared to take Scott’s chastisement to heart. — Rose Evans updated December 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 Dec. 2025 Frail, undernourished, lacking sufficient clothing, and shoeless, Kammo is overburdened by chores and in constant fear of chastisement. — JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Wildfires have also scorched thousands of acres in Arizona, which led Phoenix to ban all fireworks on city property including parks and within 1 mile of nature preserves, with punishments including $2,500 fines.

— Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
The parliament in England created laws against Quakers, forbidding them to worship freely, charging them with punishments for refusing to take oaths or refusing to remove their hats.

— Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of punishment

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In Homer’s Odyssey, the Greek hero Odysseus must overcome tempests, temptations, mythical monsters, and divine wrath to sail home to the island of Ithaca after the Trojan War.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
By banning a cruise ship full of American LGBTQ+ travelers from docking in its country’s ports, Turkish authorities have drawn the wrath of Broadway’s formidable Patti LuPone.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 July 2026

Definition of wrath

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Only three players across Europe’s top five domestic leagues racked up more than his 15 assists for Borussia Dortmund last season, while only one player — Inter’s Federico Dimarco — completed more crosses into the opposition penalty area.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
The New Mexico jury, siding with state prosecutors who brought the case, landed on a penalty of $375 million.

— Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

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