CHASTISER Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

chastiser

noun

Definition of chastiser

as in nemesis

one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense the highway patrolman who is the committed chastiser of those motorists who regard speed limits as no more than suggestions

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Arthur is dying for the family to find out about Reggie’s son Carmelo (Jalyn Hall) and his secret relationship with Delilah Basmati (Arica Himmel), daughter of Reggie’s nemesis, Jerry Basmati (Craig Robinson).

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026
By comparison, Gulliver’s Travels feels safe, an adventure saga akin to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island or Swift’s great nemesis Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of nemesis

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Tresnjak and Melinda Page Hamilton frame Claire Zachanassian as a clear-eyed avenger forcing society to confront capitalism, patriarchy and power, deepening the Playhouse’s emerging sense of company and artistic risk-taking.

— Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Speaking of that last vampire subject, this is also a great episode for Jacob Anderson in the B-plot, as Louis plays the reluctant avenger doing that loveable scoundrel Raglan James’s dirty work in two stand-out action sequences.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 June 2026

Definition of avenger

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The second was when Lula, in response, called Flávio Bolsonaro a vigilante, in a reference to groups linked to policemen that are operating in poor communities in Rio de Janeiro.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Shots then show the lives of five women all identified as Alice disrupted as vigilante groups storm their homes.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of vigilante

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