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punitive (34 synonym found)

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avenging

castigating

castigatory

chastening

chastising

compensatory

correctional

corrective

disciplinary

grudgeful

grueling

implacable

inflictive

irreconcilable

penal

penological

punishing

punitory

rancorous

reciprocal

recompensing

recompensive

reparative

restitutive

retaliative

retaliatory

retributive

retributory

revanchist

revengeful

unappeasable

vengeful

vindicatory

vindictive

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Definition of punitive:

(adj) : inflicting punishment, punishing

"washington imposed punitive sanctions on Syria."

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Definition of punitive:

(adj) : inflicting punishment, punishing

"washington imposed punitive sanctions on Syria."

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