Synonyms for chastening
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act by which somebody is chastened.
Forms
- Plural
- chastenings → chastisements, corrections, punishments, castigations…
Choose the right word
Affliction, chastening, trial, and tribulation have all an especially religious bearing, suggesting some disciplinary purpose of God with beneficent design.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- punishment In my family, the punishment for lying was severe.
- correction I need to buy some correction fluid for tomorrow.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| chastening | rising | |
| punishment | steady | |
| correction | falling | |
| chastisement | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 10 letters
- punishment3, correction3
- 11 letters
- castigation
- 12 letters
- chastisement
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (punishment3 = 3 syllables).