Penal and Pardoning

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

Usage example: Australia was once a penal colony

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Pardoning is an antonym for penal.

Nearby Words: penalize, penalty, penalization, penally

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Penal is an antonym for pardoning.

Nearby Words: pardon, pardoned, pardonable

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Pardoning and Penal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/penal/pardoning

Penal & Pardoning. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/penal/pardoning>.

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