disciplining

ADJECTIVE

cultural

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artistic developmental

WEAK

adorning advancing beautifying beneficial broadening civilizing constructive corrective dignifying edifying educative elevating ennobling enriching expanding glorifying helpful humane humanizing influential inspirational instructive learned liberal liberalizing nurturing ornamenting polishing promoting raising refined refining regenerative socializing stimulating uplifting widening

NOUN

deserts

Synonyms

STRONG

chastening chastisement comeuppance compensation deserving discipline due guerdon lumps meed merit payment penalty punishment recompense requital retribution return revenge reward right

WEAK

get hers get his talion what is coming to one what one is asking for

Antonyms

STRONG

award forgiveness pardon penalty reward sympathy

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Disciplining a contestant or star on a reality TV show with swift removal hasn’t always been the norm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

Disciplining the class was also tough, but eventually, the students started communicating better with him and each other.

From Reuters • Dec. 2, 2022

Disciplining my mind to stay present helped me remain calm throughout the day when intrusive thoughts threatened to send me spiraling.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2022

Disciplining students for age-appropriate speech and exchange of ideas subjects them to potentially life-changing consequences, causing further trauma rather than supporting, guiding, or capitalizing on a “teachable moment.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2021

Disciplining, psychology of, 71. under scientific management, 70, 72. under traditional management, 69.

From The Psychology of Management The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching and Installing Methods of Least Waste by Gilbreth, Lillian Moller

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