Penalty : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with P > Penalty

Looking for words with meaning close to 'penalty': discover synonyms for the word penalty, such as penalization or punishment.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as penalty. 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 "": penalization and punishment.


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Synonyms for penalty sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for penalty Degree of synonymy of penalty Frequency in the language
penalization
   30051  
punishment
   30051 13.43  
penalisation
   20051  
punishability
   20051  
punishable
   20051 0.82  
penal
   20051 1.29  
punished
   20051 10.31  
punish
   20051 9.67  
retribution
   20049 1.67  
criminalisation
   20048  
criminalization
   20048  
imposition
   20047 0.76  
sorry
   20046 1167.96  
enforcement
   20046 6.65  
conviction
   20045 5.94  
contravention
   20043 0.06  
sentencing
   20041 1.37  
criminal
   20041 34.47  
sentence
   20040 20.53  
deprivation
   20039 0.78  

Lexical field of "penalty"

penalization
punishment
penalisation
punishability
punishable
penal
punished
punish
retribution
criminalisation
criminalization
imposition
sorry
enforcement
conviction
contravention
sentencing
criminal
sentence
deprivation
offender
execution
abolition
amends
disposition
pledge
gone
worthwhile
sanction
condemnation
use
judgement
impunity
verdict
assent
award
enactment
death
worth
need
effort
term
worthy
chastisement
cost
goner
imprisonment
killing
dead
difficulty