Word Type

Noun

The word "penalty" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

reward

Derived Terms

Pessi counterpenalty death penalty drive-through penalty face mask penalty fixed penalty notice long lap penalty loyalty penalty marriage penalty match penalty minor penalty pay the penalty penalty arc penalty area penalty box penalty card penalty copy penalty corner penalty envelope penalty function penalty goal penalty kick penalty kill penalty loop penalty mark penalty phase penalty point penalty rate penalty shoot-out penalty shootout penalty shot penalty spot penalty throw penalty try penalty turn penalty unit point penalty prepayment penalty stop-and-go penalty

Context

finance football game ice hockey

Has Property

synonymous to punishment

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

disadvantage handicap payment social control

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

beating execution fine forfeiture imprisonment retribution weregild whipping

Type Of (IsA)

disadvantage handicap payment

Part Of

ice hockey

Receives Action

administered by person in authority

Related Terms

free kick penal penality penalize

Related Terms

forfeit free kick legal payment penal penalise penality penalty box penalty kick penalty spot punishment sentence

Synonym Network

punishment punition sentence

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.