Antonyms for corporal
ˈkɔr pər əl, -prəlcor·po·ral

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1. corporal

   Whatever is composed of or pertains to matter may be termed material; physical (Greek physis, nature) applies to material things considered as parts of a system or organic whole; hence, we speak of material substances, physical forces, physical laws. Bodily, corporal, and corporeal apply primarily to the human body; bodily and corporal both denote pertaining or relating to the body; corporeal signifies of the nature of or like the body; corporal is now almost wholly restricted to signify applied to or inflicted upon the body; we speak of bodily sufferings, bodily presence, corporal punishment, the corporeal frame.

   Antonyms:
   hyperphysical, immaterial, intangible, intellectual, invisible, mental, moral, spiritual, unreal, unsubstantial

   Synonyms:
   bodily, corporeal, material, natural, physical, sensible, tangible, visible

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1. corporal

   Antonyms:
   mental, moral, spiritual

   Synonyms:
   bodily, fleshly, physical, material, corporeal

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1. corporaladjective

   a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines

   Antonyms:
   incorporeal, mental, immaterial

2. bodily, corporal, corporeal, somaticadjective

   affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

   "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness"

   Antonyms:
   mental, immaterial, incorporeal

   Synonyms:
   incarnate, corporate, bodily, material, somatic, corporeal, bodied, embodied

3. bodied, corporal, corporate, embodied, incarnateadjective

   possessing or existing in bodily form

   "what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an incarnate spirit"; "`corporate' is an archaic term"

   Antonyms:
   incorporeal, immaterial, mental

   Synonyms:
   incorporated, collective, corporate, bodily, embodied, somatic, corporeal, bodied, incarnate

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1. corporaladjective

   Synonyms:
   bodily, corporeal, material

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. corporal

   Synonyms:
   Corporeal
   

How to use corporal in a sentence?

1. James McNulty:

   We're very aware of Jeb Bush and his stance on corporal punishment.

2. Selahattin Demirtas:

   When the prosecutors are calling former chief of the General Staff of Turkey and hundreds of army generals as "terrorists" nobody is not offended but when I call him (current chief of General Staff) corporal he gets offended. (Referring to the detentions of many army generals for the alleged "Sledgehammer" coup plot trial; On the reaction for calling Necdet Özel (chief of GS) as a "only a corporal in our eyes" for his comments about education in Kurdish language.)

3. Philip Luther:

   The Iranian authorities’ prolific use of corporal punishment, including on children, demonstrates a shocking disregard for basic humanity, they should immediately abolish all forms of such punishment, which in Iran includes amputation and blinding as well as flogging.

4. Amnesty International Iran researcher:

   This punishment exposes the utter brutality of Iran's justice system and underlines the Iranian authorities' shocking disregard for basic humanity, meting out cruel and inhuman retribution punishments is not justice. Blinding, like stoning, amputation and flogging, is a form of corporal punishment prohibited by international law. Such punishments should not be carried out under any circumstances.

5. Said Boumedouha:

   The world’s spotlight is shining on Saudi Arabia. If authorities ignore widespread criticism and unashamedly continue with the flogging of Raif Badawi, Saudi Arabia would be demonstrating contempt for international law and disregard for world opinion, flogging and other forms of corporal judicial punishment violate the prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment. By continuing to dole out this inhuman punishment the Saudi Arabian authorities are flagrantly flouting basic human rights principles.

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