Punish : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'punish': discover synonyms for the word punish, such as penalize or punishe.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as punish. 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 "": penalize and punishe.


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Synonyms for punish sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for punish Degree of synonymy of punish Frequency in the language
penalize
   30046 0.24  
punishe
   20048  
crime
   20048 71.24  
pain
   20048 97.94  
chastise
   20048 0.12  
discipline
   20048 9.06  
sanction
   20048 0.84  
chastize
   20048  
disple
   20048  
ground
   20048 72.47  
consequence
   20048 3.14  
castigate
   20048 0.02  
outpunish
   20048  
fine
   20048 598.08  
penalise
   20048  
depenalize
   20048  
victimize
   20048 0.18  

Lexical field of "punish"

penalize
punishe
crime
pain
chastise
discipline
sanction
chastize
disple
come down on
ground
consequence
give someone what for
castigate
outpunish
fine
teach someone a lesson
penalise
depenalize
victimize
wear out
amerce
make an example of
wreak
repunish
doom
forjudge
send down
take it out of
reprimand
criminate
afflict
ride down
have someone's hide
pay the penalty
chasten
rediscipline
condemn
draw and quarter
bring to heel
reprove
ding
damn
tar out
put to death
commute
trounce
do a number on
mortify
upbraid