What are some opposite words for reward?

Antonyms for reward
rɪˈwɔrdre·ward

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English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. 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.

    Antonyms:
    absolve, acquit, excuse, forget, forgive, neglect, overlook, pardon, pardon, pass over, slight

    Synonyms:
    avenge, compensate, pay, pay off, punish, quit, reciprocate, recompense, remunerate, repay, requite, retaliate, return, revenge, satisfy, settle with

    Preposition:
    To requite injury with injury is human, but not Christian.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. rewardverb

    Antonyms:
    punish, misrequite

    Synonyms:
    compensate, honor, decorate, remunerate, pay, recompense

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. wages, reward, payoffnoun

    a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

    "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"

    Antonyms:
    penalty

    Synonyms:
    issue, return, wages, bribe, payoff, yield, reinforcement, advantage, final payment, take, proceeds, takings

  2. rewardnoun

    payment made in return for a service rendered

    Antonyms:
    penalty

    Synonyms:
    wages, payoff, reinforcement, advantage

  3. reward, reinforcementnoun

    an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

    Antonyms:
    penalty

    Synonyms:
    wages, payoff, reenforcement, advantage, reinforcement, support, reinforcer, strengthener, reinforcing stimulus

  4. rewardnoun

    the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property

    Antonyms:
    penalty

    Synonyms:
    wages, payoff, reinforcement, advantage

  5. advantage, rewardverb

    benefit resulting from some event or action

    "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity"

    Antonyms:
    penalty

    Synonyms:
    wages, payoff, vantage, advantage, reinforcement

  6. honor, honour, rewardverb

    bestow honor or rewards upon

    "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

    Antonyms:
    penalty

    Synonyms:
    reinforce, observe, repay, respect, honour, abide by, pay back, honor

  7. reinforce, rewardverb

    strengthen and support with rewards

    "Let's reinforce good behavior"

    Antonyms:
    penalty

    Synonyms:
    reinforce, reenforce, honour, honor, repay, pay back

  8. reward, repay, pay backverb

    act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

    Antonyms:
    penalty

    Synonyms:
    get, reinforce, pay back, riposte, honor, pay off, refund, retort, fix, honour, return, requite, come back, repay, rejoin, give back

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words1.0 / 1 vote

  1. rewardnoun

    Synonyms:
    recompense, requital, guerdon, meed, remuneration premium, bonus, bounty, douceur, merit, honorarium, retribution, retaliation, penalty

  2. rewardverb

    Synonyms:
    requite, recompense

How to use reward in a sentence?

  1. Anu Gaggar:

    Banks have cleaned up their books since the great financial crisis and have proven their business strength in the pandemic crisis, even at low absolute interest rates, they can make money. Strong economic and capital market activity is very pro-financial stocks. Financial strength gives them the flexibility to reward investors through dividends and share buybacks.

  2. Chris Connolly:

    Gov. Ivey’s office reached out to me for a recommendation regarding the reward, after receiving input from investigators directly involved in the investigation, which led to the capture of Casey White, I made a recommendation to the governor.

  3. Garry Rodan:

    Singaporeans can reward these initial steps or ramp up the pressure on the government through their votes.

  4. Leslie Miklosy:

    Ambition's true reward can only be gotten without ambition's trade.

  5. Louis Gargour:

    The risk-reward in the subordinated part of the riskier Italian banks may be written down but the senior debt will perform.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#3063forget
#4806penalty
#7439reward
#7516slight
#8557excuse
#11158neglect
#12860forgive
#17439punish
#17724pardon
#20010overlook
#74511absolve
#95762acquit

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