Punitive
Punitive adjective - Inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment.
Remorseless and punitive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Remorseless" instead an adjective "Punitive".
Nearby Words: punish, punishment
Remorseless
Remorseless adjective - Not sorry for having done wrong.
Punitive and remorseless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Punitive" instead an adjective "Remorseless".
Nearby Words: remorse, remorseful
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- relentless and punitive
- relentless and remorseless
- harsh and punitive
- harsh and remorseless
- brutal and punitive
- brutal and remorseless
- savage and punitive
- savage and remorseless
- hard and punitive
- hard and remorseless
- severe and punitive
- severe and remorseless
- tough and punitive
- tough and remorseless
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