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

The punishments were carried out in public every Friday, after prayers. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

Some of those students say the university found their attackers responsible for the assault – only to let them off the hook with light punishments. — Casey Tolan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Two were asked to write reflection essays as part of their punishments. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

England’s punishments became a measure of what republican justice must overcome. — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Further, the native Taino population had been decimated, and an investigator reported how Columbus used torture and mutilation as punishments. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Leeds, Man United and Spurs all had various incidents and subsequent punishments before Hysel. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2026

City could face a points deduction or a relegation to a lower-tier league on top of fines or individual punishments for team executives. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026

In a September complaint, Bonta alleged that from 2018-19 through the first half of 2024-25, Black students received exclusionary punishments at about 4 times the rate of White students at the district. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026