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punishing(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, punishment)
10
punitive(adjective, punishment)
8
corrective(adjective, healing, curing)
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punitory(adjective, punishment, punishing, punitive)
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retributive
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correctional(adjective, punishing)
2
chastening
2
retaliatory(adjective, punishing)
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concerning punishment(expression, adjective, punishing)
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in reprisal(expression, adjective, idiom, punishing)
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penalizing
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reformatory
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castigating(adjective, punishing)
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in retaliation(expression, adjective, punishing)
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retaliative(adjective, punishing)
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APASmart Define. (2015). penal thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/penal/thesaurus/synonyms
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