Synonyms for penalize
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
Related words
- Word family
- penal penalization penalty
- Other spellings
- penalise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- penalized
e.g. penalized → punished, chastised, castigated, corrected…
Example sentences
- punish People punish petty thieves but love big thieves.
- penance If rain fails there will be neither charity nor penance.
- chastise Be patient, God will chastise you and you'll understand!
By length
- 4 letters
- doom1
- 5 letters
- gruel2
- 6 letters
- punish2, amerce
- 7 letters
- correct2, penance2, chasten2
- 8 letters
- chastise2
- 9 letters
- castigate3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gruel2 = 2 syllables).