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castigate(verb, activity, break, beat, attack)
29
chastise(verb, force, beat, drive, touch)
16
beat(verb, attack, separate, hurt, ruin)
15
whip(verb, break, trouble, beat, attack)
14
thrash(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
13
flog(verb, break, trouble, beat, attack)
11
spank(verb, break, trouble, beat, separate)
11
lash(verb, break, trouble, beat, attack)
10
trounce(verb, activity, break, beat, separate)
8
lambaste(verb, upset, break, beat, attack)
6
batter(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat)
6
cane(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat)
6
paddle(verb, beat, strike, discipline)
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maltreat(verb, break, trouble, beat, separate)
4
maul(verb, break, trouble, beat, separate)
4
slap(verb, break, trouble, force, beat)
4
strike(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
4
thresh(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat)
3
buffet(verb, break, force, beat, drive)
3
knock(verb, break, force, beat, attack)
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APASmart Define. (2015). punish thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/punish/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, punish thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/punish/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "punish thesaurus" 21 July 2015. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/punish/thesaurus/synonyms>