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Synonyms for penalize
ˈpin lˌaɪz, ˈpɛn-pe·nal·ize

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. punish, penalize, penaliseverb

    impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

    "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

    Synonyms:
    penalise, punish

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  1. List of paraphrases for "penalize":

    penalise, punish, criminalize, sanction, criminalise, suppress

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How to use penalize in a sentence?

  1. Steven Aftergood:

    So it might be hard to penalize individuals for this episode if their entire agency embraced similar practices.

  2. Ryan Pack:

    God: God created the world, God knew the sum total, he knew the absolute value, of how the world was going to be, God does minimal to nothing to stop the malice, injustices, and cruelty. God rejects justice meaning he doesn't properly and appropriately penalize those who deserve to be punished and he doesn't protect and defend those who deserve to be secured. When I look at these harsh realities, my rational thinking activates, and makes me believe that God is pure evil.

  3. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:

    We've got to penalize employers who hire people who are here illegally.

  4. Basil Liakakos:

    It's very difficult to penalize an exporting country, you have to have a very large burden of proof to prove what they're doing.

  5. Giorgi Gogia:

    They threaten to marginalize and discredit critical voices in the country. This threat is real, under the disguise of transparency, the latest statements by the Georgian authorities strongly suggest that if adopted, the law will be weaponized to further stigmatize and penalize independent groups, media and critical voices in the country.


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