PENALIZED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

penalized

verb

past tense of penalize

as in punished

to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime the player was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct

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Recent Examples of penalized Some buzz in and wager a guess, while others avoid getting penalized for a wrong response. — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026 Property owners who fail to respond to the city can also be penalized. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 2 July 2026 This was competitors at each other’s throats – sure, literally so is a bit much – and variously penalized for it. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Market sentiment has penalized legacy automakers for slowing EV adoption, but these weren't profitable anyway. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 22 June 2026 Chiarella takes time between bouts of danger to show affection and intimacy that, in defiance of teen-slasher formula, isn’t immediately penalized with sadism. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 Meanwhile, median household income has remained broadly flat over the same period, a dynamic that has primarily penalized younger prospective homebuyers. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 June 2026 Men too experience gender bias at work and may be penalized for caring behaviors, so normalizing and rewarding care work performed by men can help illustrate that care work is imperative for a healthy workplace culture for all. — Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Instead, StubHub automatically sided with the confused buyer and penalized you. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 19 June 2026

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punished

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Why had Balogun been punished so severely when other seemingly similar plays in this World Cup had avoided punishment altogether?

— Becky Sullivan, NPR, 6 July 2026
Mexico punished the Czech Republic’s sloppiness with aplomb after weathering their opponents’ good start, scoring all three goals in the second half.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026

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