Penal : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with P > Penal

Looking for words with meaning close to 'penal': discover synonyms for the word penal, such as punitory or punitive.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as penal. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": punitive and punishable.

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Synonyms for penal sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for penal Degree of synonymy of penal Frequency in the language

punitory
30051 0.06

punitive
30051 0.86

punishable
30051 0.82

illegal
30037 23.51

punish
20051 9.67

penalty
20051 9.10

punishment
20051 13.43

disciplinary
20049 1.61

indictable
20048 0.10

crime
20046 71.24

criminal
20042 34.47

sentencing
20040 1.37

repressive
20039 0.24

correctional
20039 1.45

sentence
20039 20.53

prosecution
20036 7.86

corrective
20036 0.51

detention
20033 6.53

correction
20033 3.20

sanction
20033 0.84

Lexical field of "penal"

punitive
punishable
illegal
punitory
penitentiary
correctional
prison
prisons
criminal
judicial
punishment
punishments
repressive
penalties
penalty
justice
detention
disciplinary
legal
sentencing
offence
prosecution
sentences
crime
crimes
borstal
sanctions
custodial
sanction
corrective
corrections
indictable
correction
sentence
arduous
punish
assize
csd
divisional
hard
daunting
penale
penal servitude
penal colony
penal code
penal institution
incarceration
imprisonment
prisonlike
reformatory