School discipline is not as it should be.
Source: tatoeba (21570)
Discipline
/ˈdɪsɪplɪn/
Synonyms for "discipline" (690 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Noun(6 words)
Strong matches (15)
accordadaptadapt toadjustadjust toadministeradministrateadministrationagree withanalityaplombapple-pie orderapplied science
Adjective(1 words)
ancient civilization discoveries
Noun(1 words)
applied atmospheric science
Related words (25)
apprenticeapprenticeshipareaarenaartassimilateassimilate toastringencyausterityauthoritarianismbasic trainingbe guided bybe masterbeat
Noun(11 words)
archaeologistsarchitecturearea of knowledgearea of studyareasart history disciplineartistic techniqueassayingastrophysicistbailiwickbehavior
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: correction, field, penalty, subject, academic discipline.
- Sentence evidence is available for discipline, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, wiktionary, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "discipline".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "discipline"
Keep "discipline" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "discipline" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "discipline", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "discipline" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
31 entriesarea of studybehavior managementbehavioral skillcontrolcorrectioncorrective actiondevelopdomaineducatefield of knowledgegroomingknowledge baseknowledge domainmake growmanagementpenalisation
Showing 16 of 31 words.
More specific
20 entriesbehavioral contractclassroom managementcoachingconcentrationdelayed gratificationdetentiondrillfocusgoal settinghistorylanguage artsloss of privilegesmathematicspatiencepenaltyreprimand
Showing 16 of 20 words.
Collocations
9 entriesacademic disciplineclassroom disciplinediscipline methodsdiscipline plandiscipline policydiscipline proceduresdiscipline recordself disciplinestrict discipline
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
130 translations across 55 languages.
Arabic
4 entries- اِنْضِبَاط noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- تَهْذِيب noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- تَهْذِيب noun (punishment)
- فَرْع مِنَ الْمَعْرِفَة noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Armenian
2 entries- գիտակարգ noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- կարգապահություն noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Azerbaijani
3 entries- intizam noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- nizam noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- nizam-intizam noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Bashkir
2 entries- тәртип noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- фән noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Belarusian
3 entries- дысцыплі́на noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- дысцыплі́на noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- прадме́т noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Bulgarian
3 entries- дисципли́на noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- дисципли́на noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- наказа́ние noun (punishment)
Burmese
1 entries- စည်းကမ်း noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Catalan
2 entries- disciplina noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- disciplina noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 學科 /学科 noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- 學術 /学术 noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- 紀律 /纪律 noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Czech
3 entries- disciplína noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- disciplína noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- kázeň noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Danish
1 entries- disciplin noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Dutch
4 entries- (zelf)beheersing noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- branche noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- discipline noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- discipline noun (punishment)
Esperanto
1 entries- disĉiplo noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Finnish
4 entries- aine noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- itsekuri noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- kuri noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- kuritus noun (punishment)
French
4 entries- branche noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- discipline noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- discipline noun (punishment)
- discipline noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Galician
1 entries- disciplina noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Georgian
3 entries- დასჯა noun (punishment)
- დისციპლინა noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- დისციპლინა noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
German
4 entries- Bestrafung noun (punishment)
- Disziplin noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- Disziplin noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- Strafe noun (punishment)
Greek
2 entries- επιστημονικός κλάδος noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- πειθαρχία noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Hebrew
1 entries- מִשְׁמַעַת noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Hindi
3 entries- अनुशासन noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- दंड noun (punishment)
- विषय noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Hungarian
2 entries- fegyelem noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- tudományág noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Icelandic
1 entries- agi noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Indonesian
2 entries- disiplin noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- disiplin ilmu noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Iranian Persian
2 entries- اِنْضِباط noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- رِشْتِه noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Irish
4 entries- araíonacht noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- araíonacht noun (punishment)
- disciplín noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- smacht noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Italian
1 entries- disciplina noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Japanese
3 entries- 学問 noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- 学科 noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- 規律 noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Khmer
1 entries- វិនយ noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Korean
3 entries- 규율 noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- 학과 noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- 학문 noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Latin
2 entries- disciplina noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- disciplina noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Latvian
2 entries- disciplīna noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- disciplīna noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Lithuanian
1 entries- disciplina noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Macedonian
1 entries- дисциплина noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Malayalam
2 entries- അച്ചടക്കം noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- അച്ചടക്കം noun (punishment)
Māori
3 entries- akoranga noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- whakaraupapa noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- whiunga noun (punishment)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- disiplin noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- disiplin noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- disiplin noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- disiplin noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- نظام وانتظام noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Polish
1 entries- dyscyplina noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Portuguese
3 entries- castigo noun (punishment)
- disciplina noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- disciplina noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Romanian
1 entries- disciplină noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Russian
4 entries- дисципли́на noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- дисципли́на noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- дисциплини́рованность noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- наказа́ние noun (punishment)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- disciplína noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- дисципли́на noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Slovak
1 entries- disciplína noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Slovene
1 entries- disciplina noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Spanish
3 entries- castigo noun (punishment)
- disciplina noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- ramo noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Swedish
2 entries- disciplin noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- disciplin noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Tagalog
2 entries- disiplina noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- takdang-aral noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Thai
3 entries- วิชา noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- วินัย noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- สาขาวิชา noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Turkish
4 entries- bilim dalı noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- ceza noun (punishment)
- disiplin noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- disiplin noun (punishment)
Ukrainian
3 entries- дисциплі́на noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- дисциплі́на noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
- предме́т noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Urdu
1 entries- نَظْم و ضَبْط noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Vietnamese
1 entries- kỉ luật noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
Welsh
2 entries- disgyblaeth noun (controlled behaviour, self-control)
- disgyblaeth noun (specific branch or knowledge or learning)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
The child was completely lacking in discipline.
Source: tatoeba (47404)
For too long society has placed sole emphasis on children's test results, to the detriment of social discipline.
Source: tatoeba (59283)
Discipline is rather mild at this school.
Source: tatoeba (59929)
Showing 4 of 21 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "discipline"?
Closest matches include correction, field, penalty, subject, academic discipline.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "discipline"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.