What are some opposite words for reward?
Antonyms for reward
rɪˈwɔrdre·ward
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term reward.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
reward
To repay or to retaliate, to punish or to reward, may be to make some return very inadequate to the benefit or injury received, or the right or wrong done; but to requite (according to its etymology) is to make so full and adequate a return as to quit oneself of all obligation of favor or hostility, of punishment or reward. Requite is often used in the more general sense of recompense or repay, but always with the suggestion, at least, of the original idea of full equivalent; when one speaks of requiting kindness with ingratitude, the expression gains force from the comparison of the actual with the proper and appropriate return. Compare PAY.
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absolve, acquit, excuse, forget, forgive, neglect, overlook, pardon, pardon, pass over, slightSynonyms:
avenge, compensate, pay, pay off, punish, quit, reciprocate, recompense, remunerate, repay, requite, retaliate, return, revenge, satisfy, settle withPreposition:
To requite injury with injury is human, but not Christian.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
rewardverb
Antonyms:
punish, misrequiteSynonyms:
compensate, honor, decorate, remunerate, pay, recompense
Princeton's WordNet
wages, reward, payoffnoun
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
"the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"
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penaltySynonyms:
issue, return, wages, bribe, payoff, yield, reinforcement, advantage, final payment, take, proceeds, takingsrewardnoun
payment made in return for a service rendered
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penaltySynonyms:
wages, payoff, reinforcement, advantagereward, reinforcementnoun
an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
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penaltySynonyms:
wages, payoff, reenforcement, advantage, reinforcement, support, reinforcer, strengthener, reinforcing stimulusrewardnoun
the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property
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penaltySynonyms:
wages, payoff, reinforcement, advantageadvantage, rewardverb
benefit resulting from some event or action
"it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity"
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penaltySynonyms:
wages, payoff, vantage, advantage, reinforcementhonor, honour, rewardverb
bestow honor or rewards upon
"Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"
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penaltySynonyms:
reinforce, observe, repay, respect, honour, abide by, pay back, honorreinforce, rewardverb
strengthen and support with rewards
"Let's reinforce good behavior"
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penaltySynonyms:
reinforce, reenforce, honour, honor, repay, pay backreward, repay, pay backverb
act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
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penaltySynonyms:
get, reinforce, pay back, riposte, honor, pay off, refund, retort, fix, honour, return, requite, come back, repay, rejoin, give back
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
rewardnoun
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recompense, requital, guerdon, meed, remuneration premium, bonus, bounty, douceur, merit, honorarium, retribution, retaliation, penaltyrewardverb
Synonyms:
requite, recompense
How to use reward in a sentence?
Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation. and honor the reward of action.
We are keeping our clients in dividend stocks and on a defensive strategy, that's the story until we reach better risk-reward levels.
We write symphonies, we pursue innovation. … We reward brilliance. We strive for excellence, and cherish inspiring works of art that honor God, we treasure the rule of law and protect the right to free speech and free expression. … We debate everything, we challenge everything, we seek to know everything so that we can better know ourselves.
I am pleased the Presidential Council agrees that we cannot reward individuals who hold Libya's oil hostage, there can be no backroom deals if we are to build trust. Any past salary payments to the Petroleum Facilities Guards need to be transparent, properly authorised and documented.
We have always shared risk and reward through equity partnerships but we need to be more creative to keep pushing back frontiers in a $60 world.
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