Synonyms of fines

fines 1 of 3

noun

plural of fine

as in penalties

a sum of money to be paid as a punishment

a $50 fine for speeding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• penalties
• forfeitures
• damages
• mulcts
• forfeits
• reparations
• compensations
• awards
• indemnities
• assessments

fines

2 of 3

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of fine

as in imposes

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

the police will fine you for driving with one headlight out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imposes
• charges
• levies
• exacts
• assesses
• puts
• taxes
• penalizes
• mulcts
• extorts
• lays
• docks
• forces
• excises
• gouges
• compels
• milks
• inflicts
• shakes down
• fleeces
• skins
• coerces
• bleeds
• wreaks
• squeezes
• wrings
• relays
• wrests
• reapplies
• sets
• reimposes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remits
• diminishes
• lessens
• releases
• abates
• forgives
• ignores
• excuses
• pardons
• disregards
• glosses (over)
• condones
• glozes (over)

fines

3 of 3

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of fine

as in filters

to remove usually visible impurities from

the use of egg shells to fine wine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filters
• extracts
• clarifies
• processes
• washes
• cleans
• purges
• refines
• purifies
• clears
• garbles
• distills
• cleanses
• rectifies
• decontaminates
• leaches
• sifts
• screens
• elutriates
• sieves
• bolts
• disinfects
• sanitizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clouds
• contaminates
• dulls
• soils
• dirties
• muddies
• pollutes
• taints
• defiles
• fouls
• sullies
• begrimes
• besmirches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fines

Noun

Caprioni ordered $50,000 fines for each of the counts the brothers were convicted of – totaling $300,000 for each twin and $350,000 for Tal. — Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Hosts also may not impose their own fines or penalties on guests; Airbnb points them instead to AirCover, its host damage-protection program. — Lena Borrelli, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Part of the reform focused on eliminating misdemeanor criminal penalties, arrests and jail time for unlicensed mobile food vendors and replacing them with civil violations and fines. — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

If the new rules are approved, Sorensen recommended the city have a grace period before issuing fines to allow riders to become familiar with the new landscape. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

Violations would carry fines of $100 for a first offense — $50 more than the first proposal; $250 for a second violation within a year — $150 more; and $500 for additional violations during the same period. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026

The staff complaint called for the agency to issue fines and to terminate well permits. — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026

In September, the Australian government increased the fines for noncompliant social media firms. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

The major data privacy scandal sparked more scrutiny of Facebook and led to lawsuits, congressional hearings and multibillion-dollar fines. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

Whether the league responds to Booker’s complaints — or fines him for them — the conversation around officiating in this series is far from over. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026

The state of California also fines taxpayers who didn’t withhold enough from their paychecks, with rates varying by offense. — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026

Watchdog Fintrac fines crypto exchange Cryptomus some $126 million for failing to flag potentially criminal transactions. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025