Chastening

Synonyms for "chastening" (42 found)

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Closest matches (9)

Noun(2 words)

chastisement correction

correction corrective crushing cushioning deadening desert deserts

Strong matches (12)

diminishing disciplinary discipline dulling easing embarrassing grueling humiliating infliction judgment lessening lesson

Related words (21)

mitigating nemesis pain pay payment penalty penology punishing punishment punitive reducing relaxing retribution retributive scourge shameful softening subduing tempering what for

Noun(1 words)

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6 relation types

More general

5 entries

rebuke reprehension reprimand reproof reproval

Synonyms

1 entries

derived

2 entries

chasteningly unchastening

form of

1 entries

is a

1 entries

related to

1 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

It has been a chastening experience for me.

Source: tatoeba (11442324)

But these chastenings are for his sins, as appears by what follows[…]

Source: wiktionary

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