Penalizing
Penalizing adjective - Inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment.
Usage example: forced to listen to a penalizing lecture on the consequences of lying
Retributory and penalizing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retributory" instead an adjective "Penalizing".
Retributory
Retributory adjective - Of or relating to or having the nature of retribution.
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Synonyms for Retributory
Penalizing and retributory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Penalizing" instead an adjective "Retributory".
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Related pairs
- vengeful and penalizing
- vengeful and retributory
- revengeful and penalizing
- revengeful and retributory
- correcting and penalizing
- correcting and retributory
- corrective and penalizing
- corrective and retributory
- punishing and penalizing
- punishing and retributory
- chastening and penalizing
- chastening and retributory
- disciplinary and penalizing
- disciplinary and retributory
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