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

Example Sentences

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Rate hikes aimed at disciplining speculation can do more than cool the room.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

“By arresting Villarreal, rather than solely disciplining the employee for any wrongdoing, county officials took this ‘everyday journalism’ and transformed it ‘into a crime,’ ” she wrote.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

"While dominant individuals may show disciplining actions toward their subordinates, as macaques do naturally, these actions in the macaque society 'differ from human abuses'," it said.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Saver explained that there are other issues with disciplining people when it comes to giving medical advice online.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2026

Lucinda, whose voice is hoarse with disciplining the rowdy crew, hands Yolanda the knife.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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