🔄 Synonyms of "Punitory"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| penitentiarynoun | (chiefly US) A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (loosely) a prison. |
| punitive | (law, military) Inflicting punishment; punishing. |
| penal | Of or relating to punishment. |
| correctional | (chiefly US, Canada) Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Punitory"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| rehabilitative | For the purpose of rehabilitation. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Punitory"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| penal | Of or relating to punishment. |
| punitive | (law, military) Inflicting punishment; punishing. |
| correctional | (chiefly US, Canada) Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals. |
| penitentiary | Of or relating to penance; penitential. |
| punishmental | (rare) punitive |
| penallnoun | Obsolete form of penal. [Of or relating to punishment.] |
| pœnal | Archaic spelling of penal. [Of or relating to punishment.] |
| pœnall | Obsolete form of penal. [Of or relating to punishment.] |
| pænal | Obsolete spelling of penal. [Of or relating to punishment.] |
| pœnitential | Archaic spelling of penitential. [Pertaining to penance or penitence.] |
| punditical | Synonym of punditic. |
| puritanic | Archaic form of puritanical. [Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.] |
| pœnological | Archaic spelling of penological. [Of, or relating to penology.] |
| lapactic | (archaic) purgative; laxative |
| purgatorial | Of, pertaining to, or resembling purgatory. |
| purifactorynoun | Purificatory. |
| parricidial | Obsolete form of parricidal. [Related to, inclined to, or guilty of, the murder of one's immediate family.] |
| proscriptional | Archaic form of proscriptive. [proscribing or prohibiting, for example as according to a norm or standard] |
| piacular | Expiatory; serving to atone. |
| apodictive | apodictic |
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