Light and Punishing

Opposite meaning words

Light adjective - Having little weight.

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Punishing is an antonym for light.

Punishing adjective - Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort.

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Light is an antonym for punishing in hard topic.

Nearby Words: punish, punishment, punished, punishable

Similarly, mounting an Inferno Rounds X mod along with a few heatsink upgrades on a Thunder assault rifle will give it huge damage and capacity, but also somewhat punishing recoil- much like a light machine gun.

Source: Gun Accessories
Kira is this to Light, becoming all the things he claims to hate, even as he's punishing the world for being them.

Source: Shadow Archetype
All Crimes Are Equal: Light starts by punishing the worst criminals but later stoops to killing purse snatchers.

Source: Manga / Death Note

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