| Main Entry: | punitive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerning punishment |
Synonyms: |
castigating, correctional, disciplinary, in reprisal, in retaliation, penal, punishing, punitory, retaliative, retaliatory, revengeful, vindictive |
| Notes: | penal means 'relating to punishment' while punitive means 'serving to punish' |
Antonyms: |
beneficial, rewarding |
| Main Entry: | punitory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | punishing |
Synonyms: |
castigating, correctional, disciplinary, in reprisal, in retaliation, penal, retaliative, retaliatory, revengeful, vindictive |