Synonyms of fined

fined 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of fine

as in imposed

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

the police will fine you for driving with one headlight out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imposed
• charged
• levied
• assessed
• put
• exacted
• penalized
• taxed
• laid
• extorted
• forced
• docked
• mulcted
• compelled
• coerced
• excised
• gouged
• inflicted
• milked
• fleeced
• wrung
• bled
• skinned
• wrested
• squeezed
• wreaked
• shook down
• reapplied
• reimposed
• set
• relaid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remitted
• diminished
• lessened
• released
• abated
• forgave
• ignored
• excused
• disregarded
• pardoned
• condoned
• glossed (over)
• glozed (over)

fined

2 of 2

verb (2)

past tense of fine

as in filtered

to remove usually visible impurities from

the use of egg shells to fine wine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filtered
• clarified
• cleaned
• extracted
• refined
• washed
• cleared
• processed
• purified
• distilled
• purged
• rectified
• garbled
• cleansed
• sifted
• decontaminated
• leached
• disinfected
• elutriated
• screened
• sieved
• bolted
• sanitized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contaminated
• dulled
• clouded
• soiled
• muddied
• polluted
• tainted
• defiled
• dirtied
• fouled
• sullied
• besmirched
• begrimed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fined

Verb

San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York has been suspended for six regular-season games and fined $500,000 for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, the league announced Friday. — Erick Mendoza, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

The late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was suspended for six games and fined $500,000 following a guilty plea to driving while impaired in 2014. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Some Bolsonaro allies have been fined for environmental violations and campaigned against enforcement. — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Notably, City was fined €60 million ($67 million) in 2014, also for breaking UEFA’s financial rules. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Going hunting for a prostitute in a trailer park wasn't the smartest thing San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York ever did and the NFL on Friday fined and suspended him for it. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The punishment amounted to one of the largest in American sports history and included the Clippers being fined US$30 million and stripped of five future first-round draft picks, with team owner Steve Ballmer receiving a one-year suspension. — Alex Volonte, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Under the terms of its settlement agreement, if Paramount falls short of its annual quotas, it’ll be fined $30 million per film, 90% of which will be paid out to film workers and 10% to the National Association of Attorneys General. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Griffin was ultimately sentenced to four years in prison and fined $50,000. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026