penalty

noun

How many syllables in penalty?

There are 3 syllables in the word penalty.

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How to pronounce penalty:

Definition of penalty:

penalty (noun):: the act of punishing.; a legal punishment for a crime or offence; the suffering in person, rights, or property that is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime or public offense

Synonyms for penalty:

chastisement

compensation

corporal punishment

correction

cruel and unusual punishment

damages

detention

discipline

economic strangulation

fine

forfeit

forfeiture

handicap

imprisonment

medicine

mulct

music

penalisation

penalization

penance

price

punishment

retribution

self-abasement

self-mortification

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Antonyms for penalty:

award

benefit

forgiveness

gain

pardon

praise

reward

sympathy

victory

win

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