punishment
nounHow many syllables in punishment?
There are 3 syllables in the word punishment.How to pronounce punishment:
Definition of punishment:
- punishment (noun):
- the act of punishing
- the act of punishing.
- the act of punishing or state of being punished
Synonyms for punishment:
castigation
chastening
chastisement
comeuppance
condemnation
corporal punishment
correction
cruel and unusual punishment
detention
discipline
economic strangulation
imprisonment
just deserts
medicine
music
nemesis
penalisation
penalization
penalizing
penalty
penance
punitive measures
reprimand
retaliation
retribution
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Antonyms for punishment:
absolution
acquittal
amnesty
clearing
clemency
condonation
condoning
deliverance
delivery
discharge
dismissal
dispensation
exception
exculpation
exemption
exoneration
extenuation
forbearance
forgiveness
freedom
freeing
grace
immunity
indemnity
lenience
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- Cecily
- traffic cone
- obeying
- legacy
- conducive
- addiction's
- undefined
- Udela
- tangible
- scholarship
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- police's
- tertiary
- horridly
- conclusion
- radical
- body blow
- barefoot
- abduction
- zacchaeus
- racism
- oligarch
- fervently
- abrasion
- descendant
- languidly
- comedy
- refugee
- chastity
- Gideon
- marjoram
- trapezoid
- pelican
- prosody
- aversion
- opportune
- yeoman
- curated
- opponent
- fenestral
- achievement
- ascension
- Hamilton
- eagle eye
- billiards
- lingerie
- gloomiest
- eclectic
- muddiest
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Syllable Fun Fact
The double consonant rule in English, affecting words like 'sitting', can indicate a short vowel sound and affect syllable division.
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