Antonyms for discipline
ˈdɪs ə plɪndis·ci·pline

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1. disciplinenoun

   Synonyms:
   drill

2. disciplineverb

   Synonyms:
   field, sphere

3. disciplineverb

   To train someone by instruction and practice.

   Antonyms:
   spontaneity

   Synonyms:
   drill

4. disciplineverb

   An enforced compliance or control

   Synonyms:
   drill

5. disciplineverb

   A systematic method of obtaining obedience

   Synonyms:
   drill

6. disciplinenoun

   To impose order on someone.

   Synonyms:
   drill

7. disciplinenoun

   A punishment to train or maintain control

   Synonyms:
   sanction, penalty

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1. discipline

   Castigate and chastise refer strictly to corporal punishment, tho both are somewhat archaic; correct and punish are often used as euphemisms in preference to either. Punish is distinctly retributive in sense; chastise, partly retributive, and partly corrective; chasten, wholly corrective. Chasten is used exclusively in the spiritual sense, and chiefly of the visitation of God.

   Synonyms:
   afflict, castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, humble, punish, purify, refine, soften, subdue, try

   Preposition:
   "We are chastened of the Lord," 1 Cor. xi, 32; "they ... chastened us after their own pleasure, but He for our profit," Heb. xii, 10; "chasten in thy hot displeasure," Ps. iv, 7; chasten with pain; by trials and sorrows.

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1. discipline

   Antonyms:
   disorder, confusion, rebellion, mutiny, encouragement, reward, disorganization

   Synonyms:
   order, strictness, training, government, instruction, drilling, control, coercion, punishment, organization

Matched Categories

1. • Training
   • Trait

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 4 votes

1. discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwicknoun

   a branch of knowledge

   "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"

   Antonyms:
   undiscipline, indiscipline

   Synonyms:
   topic, sphere, field of study, case, champaign, written report, guinea pig, battlefield, theme, theater, subject area, survey, report, study, playing area, area, force field, subject, theater of operations, flying field, theatre of operations, field of honor, bailiwick, sketch, field of view, depicted object, theatre, battleground, subject field, airfield, playing field, national, field of force, athletic field, field of operation, landing field, field of operations, domain, correction, line of business, issue, arena, field, cogitation, field of battle, orbit, matter, work, content, plain

2. disciplinenoun

   a system of rules of conduct or method of practice

   "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine"; "for such a plan to work requires discipline";

   Antonyms:
   undiscipline, indiscipline

   Synonyms:
   subject area, subject field, correction, bailiwick, study, field, subject, field of study

3. disciplinenoun

   the trait of being well behaved

   "he insisted on discipline among the troops"

   Antonyms:
   undiscipline, indiscipline

   Synonyms:
   subject area, subject field, correction, bailiwick, study, field, subject, field of study

4. disciplinenoun

   training to improve strength or self-control

   Antonyms:
   indiscipline, undiscipline

   Synonyms:
   subject area, subject field, correction, bailiwick, study, field, subject, field of study

5. discipline, correctionverb

   the act of punishing

   "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"

   Antonyms:
   indiscipline, undiscipline

   Synonyms:
   subject area, chastening, subject field, correction, bailiwick, study, field, fudge factor, chastisement, subject, rectification, field of study

6. discipline, train, check, conditionverb

   develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

   "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"

   Antonyms:
   undiscipline, indiscipline

   Synonyms:
   tally, checker, rail, ensure, correct, qualify, coach, prepare, mark, watch, look into, civilise, crack, check up on, develop, go over, tick off, match, tick, fit, take, specify, stop, civilize, correspond, determine, see, groom, agree, assure, turn back, take aim, check into, train, break, trail, control, condition, check out, learn, hold back, aim, curb, direct, hold, arrest, see to it, chequer, gibe, mark off, stipulate, delay, school, hold in, check off, suss out, ascertain, find out, check over, cultivate, jibe, contain, sort out, retard, moderate, educate, insure, check

7. discipline, correct, sort outverb

   punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience

   "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"

   Antonyms:
   indiscipline, undiscipline

   Synonyms:
   chasten, even off, classify, right, castigate, make up, compensate, shed light on, crystalise, even out, straighten out, decline, crystallise, sort, train, separate, correct, condition, assort, class, counterbalance, illuminate, clear, rectify, elucidate, even up, crystalize, adjust, crystallize, clear up, enlighten, chastise, redress, sort out, set, objurgate, slump, check

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1. disciplinenoun

   Antonyms:
   laxity, unrestraint, indulgence

   Synonyms:
   correction, chastisement, punishment, submission regulation, martinetism

How to use discipline in a sentence?

1. Martin Luther:

   Music is a discipline, and a mistress of order and good manners, she makes the people milder and gentler, more moral and more reasonable.

2. Rabbi Abraham Heschel:

   Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

3. President Fumiya Kokubu:

   We were willing to sacrifice cash flow for the sake of growth, but given the hefty writedowns, we now aim to retain tighter investment discipline and a positive cash flow.

4. Harold Henderson:

   While the discipline assessed is indeed greater than in most prior cases, this is arguably one of the most egregious cases of domestic violence in this Commissioner's tenure -- the severe beating of a 4-year old child, with a tree branch, striking him repeatedly about the body and inflicting injuries visible days later.

5. Dan Pena:

   Discipline is the difference between a good life and a great one.

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