Synonyms of fining

fining 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of fine

as in imposing

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

the police will fine you for driving with one headlight out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imposing
• charging
• levying
• assessing
• putting
• exacting
• penalizing
• taxing
• laying
• extorting
• forcing
• coercing
• gouging
• milking
• docking
• excising
• inflicting
• mulcting
• wringing
• compelling
• squeezing
• fleecing
• bleeding
• skinning
• wresting
• wreaking
• relaying
• shaking down
• reimposing
• setting
• reapplying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diminishing
• remitting
• lessening
• releasing
• ignoring
• abating
• forgiving
• disregarding
• excusing
• condoning
• pardoning
• glossing (over)
• glozing (over)

fining

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of fine

as in filtering

to remove usually visible impurities from

the use of egg shells to fine wine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filtering
• clarifying
• refining
• cleaning
• extracting
• washing
• purifying
• processing
• distilling
• clearing
• purging
• rectifying
• garbling
• sifting
• cleansing
• leaching
• sieving
• decontaminating
• screening
• disinfecting
• bolting
• elutriating
• sanitizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clouding
• contaminating
• dulling
• soiling
• muddying
• polluting
• dirtying
• defiling
• tainting
• fouling
• besmirching
• sullying
• begriming