Synonyms of punished

punished

verb

past tense of punish

as in penalized

to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime

the child was punished for breaking dishes on purpose

if caught, the thief will be severely punished

Synonyms & Similar Words

• penalized
• fined
• sentenced
• convicted
• criticized
• disciplined
• chastised
• corrected
• chastened
• condemned
• castigated
• assessed
• imposed
• charged
• reprimanded
• levied
• denounced
• docked
• mulcted
• rebuked
• damned
• reproved
• wreaked
• keelhauled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excused
• spared
• pardoned
• forfeited
• released
• got off
• acquitted
• commuted
• vindicated
• exonerated
• absolved
• ransomed
• reprieved
• exculpated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of punished

Owners have been previously punished for violating the personal conduct policy. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, in England and the United States and across continental Europe, statutes that punished idleness sharpened into vagrancy laws that gave police discretionary power to identify when a form of nonaction constituted criminal disorder. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

The accused were sometimes seriously punished—stripped and whipped in a town square. — S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026

Others worried the curfew could lead to over-policing of teens of color and that parents would be unfairly punished for their kids’ behavior. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

He will be punished, defense says Facing the jury, Brenner said they will be exposed to horrific photographs that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Those that protect and lightly sentence men that rape and destroy, should be punished and watched closely. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

Survivors from Hamas’s attack on the Nova Festival spoke, with one of them saying Abraham and Szor should be punished for their film. — Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

The relationship with the older woman ended after it was discovered, but the only person punished for it was the ethics officer who first reported the situation; he was caught up in accusations and counteraccusations for years. — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026