Synonyms for penalty
ˈpɛn l tipenal·ty

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1. penalty

   Synonyms:
   compensation, earnings, guerdon, remuneration, wages

   Antonyms:
   benefaction, bequest, boon, bounty, bribe, donation, gift, grant, gratuity, largess, present

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1. penalty

   Synonyms:
   pain, punishment, forfeiture, price, fare, retribution, amercement

   Antonyms:
   guerdon, wages, reward, premium, prize, douceur, sop, bribe, honorarium, compensation, remuneration

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1. punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisationnoun

   the act of punishing

   Synonyms:
   punishment, penalization, penalisation

   Antonyms:
   advantage, reward

2. penaltynoun

   a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

   Synonyms:
   punishment, penalization, penalisation

   Antonyms:
   reward, advantage

3. penaltynoun

   the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition

   "neglected his health and paid the penalty"

   Synonyms:
   punishment, penalization, penalisation

   Antonyms:
   reward, advantage

4. penaltynoun

   (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game

   Synonyms:
   punishment, penalization, penalisation

   Antonyms:
   reward, advantage

Matched Categories

1. • Disadvantage
   • Game
   • Handicap
   • Payment
   • Social Control

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1. penaltynoun

   Synonyms:
   punishment, penal retribution

2. penaltynoun

   Synonyms:
   forfeiture, fine

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1. penaltynoun

   Synonyms:
   punishment, retribution, forfeiture, fine, mulct

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1. List of paraphrases for "penalty":

   sentence, punishment, death, sanction, penalties, sentences, worth, pity, fine, dead, assent, pena, criminalization, term, worthwhile, baquba, soda, sanctions, shame, fines, pain, trouble, sorrow, grief

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How to use penalty in a sentence?

1. Stephen Breyer:

   We believe it highly likely that the death penalty now violates the Eighth Amendment.

2. John Kerry:

   If there had been a penalty, we wouldn’t have gotten an agreement, so it has to be voluntary. We got the best deal we could.

3. Katy Villarreal:

   I'm against killing a person, but this man took an innocent child, for what he has done, I feel he should be given the death penalty. He took my little ray of sunshine. Not just from me, but from all of us.

4. Cory Booker:

   I understand the penalty comes with potential ousting from Judiciary Committee, i openly invite and accept the consequences of my team releasing that email right now.

5. Republican Pollster Whit Ayres:

   Bill Clinton in 1992 was running as a center-left Democrat who wanted to end welfare as we know it, he was for the death penalty, he ripped into Sister Souljah for saying we ought to have a week where we kill white people.