Synonyms of punishments

punishments

noun

plural of punishment

as in penalties

suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense

he is serving five years in prison as punishment for aggravated assault

Synonyms & Similar Words

• penalties
• wraths
• sentences
• chastisements
• corrections
• disciplines
• castigations
• deserts
• retributions
• condemnations
• fines
• comeuppances
• reprimands
• reprisals
• nemeses
• retaliations
• revenges
• vengeances
• assessments
• criticisms
• examples
• imprisonments
• charges
• mulcts
• incarcerations
• censures
• confinements
• denouncements
• reproofs
• rebukes
• damnations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pardons
• indemnities
• exemptions
• amnesties
• paroles
• immunities
• vindications
• acquittals
• exonerations
• releases
• commutations
• exculpations
• reprieves
• remissions
• impunities
• absolutions
• disregards
• remitments
• condonations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of punishments

Newcastle feared an even more punitive settlement and spent months in dialogue and face-to-face meetings with UEFA officials to try to reduce the severity of the punishments. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026

As part of the collective bargaining agreement reached in March, the WNBA introduced a no-hate campaign that included a stronger fan code of conduct that specifies punishments for online abuse of players and other inappropriate behaviors. — Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

In recent years, lawmakers have sought harsher punishments relating to marijuana. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026

Ecuador’s Moises Caicedo and Argentina’s Nicolas Otamendi also avoided carrying pending punishments into the World Cup. — Amber Harding, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

Wildfires have also scorched thousands of acres in Arizona, which led Phoenix to ban all fireworks on city property including parks and within 1 mile of nature preserves, with punishments including $2,500 fines. — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

The parliament in England created laws against Quakers, forbidding them to worship freely, charging them with punishments for refusing to take oaths or refusing to remove their hats. — Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Prosecutors added severe mandatory penalties to their cases, stacking those punishments, even if no shots were fired, to build prison terms of 50, 60 or even 100 years. — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 23 June 2026

Trying to lead everyone in the same way is as absurd as raising all children using the same phrases, the same punishments and the same rewards. — Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026