punishing: words & expression meanings, synonyms, definition, antonyms, examples of usage, similar terms from the free dictionary www.dictometer.com/punishing

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Adverb

PUNISHING

(punish, punishing, castigar, penar, straffe)

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1 sense for punish as a Verb:

Synonyms:
- Punish
- Penalize
- Penalise
Definitions:
- impose a penalty on
- inflict punishment on
Examples:
- The students were penalized for showing up late for class
- We had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again

2 senses for punishing as an Adjective:

Synonyms:
- Punishing
Definitions:
- resulting in punishment
Examples:
- The king imposed a punishing tax
Antonyms:
- Effortless
Synonyms:
- Arduous
- Backbreaking
- Grueling
- Gruelling
- Hard
- Heavy
- Laborious
- Operose
- Punishing
- Toilsome
Definitions:
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
- especially physical effort
Examples:
- Worked their arduous way up the mining valley
- A grueling campaign
- Hard labor
- Heavy work
- Heavy going
- Spent many laborious hours on the project
- Set a punishing pace

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