Castigation and Release
Opposite meaning words
Castigation
Castigation noun - Suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense.
Usage example: the loss of his father's trust was the harshest castigation that the boy could have possibly received for having told the lie
Release is an antonym for castigation.
Release
Release noun - A freeing from an obligation or responsibility.
Castigation is an antonym for release.
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Release and Castigation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/castigation/release
Castigation & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/castigation/release>.
Release or Castigation. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/castigation/release.
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