UNPUNISHED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

unpunished

adjective

Definition of unpunished

as in undisciplined

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Recent Examples of unpunished Reports from inside the White House are that prediction sites Kalshi and Polymarket have established direct phone lines to the White House and JD Vance’s office to ensure that no good deed goes unpunished. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026 Similar contact between players in other matches during this tournament has gone unpunished, according to Sullivan. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 July 2026 The remainder of the match played out much the same as the rest with Paraguay playing a brusque style of physical soccer, which at times flirted with unsportsmanlike play that went unpunished by the referee. — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 His sending-off yesterday after opening the scoring in an impressive, if scrappy, round-of-32 win against Bosnia-Herzegovina was arguably less forceful than Lionel Messi’s unpunished challenge in Argentina’s opening match. — David Hickey, NBC news, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unpunished

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Babcock is the last chance Texaco for a gifted but undisciplined roster.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 20 July 2026
McCain called her ex-colleagues 's‑‑‑‑y and undisciplined' during the on-air discussion.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026

Definition of undisciplined

Adjective

Their venom disrupts blood clotting and can cause uncontrolled bleeding, shock, kidney damage, and organ failure.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
While adding a tiny amount of salt to your coffee is generally safe, people on a low-salt diet or those with uncontrolled high blood pressure should consult a healthcare provider to see if this is a wise choice for them.

— Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of uncontrolled

Adjective

In interviews, colleagues and friends have painted the portrait of Galliano before his downfall as a brilliant designer as well as an incorrigible drunk who trashed hotel rooms.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Graham, who died unexpectedly on July 11 at age 71, was equally irascible and incorrigible.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 28 July 2026

Definition of incorrigible

Adjective

And the Ithacan more than lives up to his reputation as the most obstinate hero in history, regularly taunting Poseidon (Miles Anderson) despite knowing the god will delay his return home.

— Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
When councilman Steve Novick threatened to sue, the Blazers recoiled and became obstinate.

— Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of obstinate

Adjective

Volatile job numbers, stubborn inflation and changes to the Fed’s communications style are all stirring up uncertainty in markets and raising the stakes for upcoming economic data releases — including this week’s inflation report.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
The softening job market may complicate the calculation for the Federal Reserve, which is also battling stubborn inflation.

— Scott Horsley, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of stubborn

Adjective

Netanyahu and Hamas’s leadership remained intransigent, and the war continued into 2025.

— Dafna H. Rand, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
And as the postwar Atlantic community withers, Europeans face an intransigent Russia on one hand and assertive Asian powers such as China and Iran on the other.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Definition of intransigent

Adjective

Establishing that sense of familiarity requires time spent playing and training together, something made more difficult by a constant carousel of new signings.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Nugraha said difficult terrain has complicated efforts, with some hotspots located on steep volcanic slopes that are difficult to reach by land.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of difficult

Adjective

Possibly this was the case at élite law schools in the nineteen-nineties, where even the most obdurate deans could not afford to ignore their militant students indefinitely.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Iran, with its massive military capabilities, its oil wealth, its appetite for regional hegemony and its obdurate Islamism may have been the foremost obstacle to Israel’s integration into the region since 1979.

— Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026

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