Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

The word "punitive" can be used as adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

rehabilitative

Derived Terms

impunitive intropunitive nonpunitive punitive damages punitive populism punitively punitiveness unpunitive

Context

legal military

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

retaliatory

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

extrapunitive intropunitive

Related Terms

inflictive penal punishment rehabilitative vengeful

Related Terms

punishing punishment punitive damages punitively

Similar Terms

correctional correctional penal penal penitentiary penitentiary retaliative retaliative retaliatory retributive retributory vindicatory

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