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inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment
- forced to listen to a penalizing lecture on the consequences of lying
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penalizing
verb
present participle of penalize
Synonyms & Antonyms of penalizing (Entry 2 of 2)
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
- the player was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct
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“Penalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penalizing. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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