Chastising
Chastising adjective - Inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment.
Usage example: a chastising lecture on the proper care and feeding of the dog
Retaliative and chastising are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retaliative" instead an adjective "Chastising".
Retaliative
Chastising and retaliative are semantically related. You can use "Chastising" instead an adjective "Retaliative".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- revengeful and chastising
- revengeful and retaliative
- correcting and chastising
- correcting and retaliative
- corrective and chastising
- corrective and retaliative
- chastening and chastising
- chastening and retaliative
- disciplinary and chastising
- disciplinary and retaliative
- penal and chastising
- penal and retaliative
- punitive and chastising
- punitive and retaliative
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Retaliative and Chastising. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chastising/retaliative
Chastising & Retaliative. N.p., 2017. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/chastising/retaliative>.
Retaliative or Chastising. 2017. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/chastising/retaliative.
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