Held-back and Punished

Punished and held-back are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Punished" instead an adjective phrase "Held-back".

Punished adjective - Subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience).

Held-back and punished are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Held-back" instead an adjective "Punished".

Nearby Words: punishment, punishing, punishable