Exonerating and Penalizing

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Penalizing is an antonym for exonerating.

Penalizing adjective - Inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment.

Usage example: forced to listen to a penalizing lecture on the consequences of lying

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Exonerating is an antonym for penalizing.

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Penalizing and Exonerating. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/exonerating/penalizing

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