Penance
Penance noun - Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing.
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Synonyms for Penance
Short shrift and penance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short shrift" instead a noun "Penance".
Nearby Word: penalty
Short shrift
Short shrift noun - A brief and unsympathetic rejection.
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Synonyms for Short shrift
Penance and short shrift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Penance" instead a noun phrase "Short shrift".
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Related pairs
- sequestration and penance
- sequestration and short shrift
- sanction and penance
- sanction and short shrift
- hard work and penance
- hard work and short shrift
- suffering and penance
- suffering and short shrift
- forfeit and penance
- forfeit and short shrift
- forfeiture and penance
- forfeiture and short shrift
- discipline and penance
- discipline and short shrift
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Short shrift and Penance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/penance/short_shrift
Penance & Short shrift. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/penance/short_shrift>.
Short shrift or Penance. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/penance/short_shrift.
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