Punishing — synonyms, definition

1. punishing (Adjective)

arduous backbreaking grueling gruelling hard heavy laborious operose toilsome

punishing (Adjective) — Resulting in punishment. ex. "the king imposed a punishing tax"

punishing (Adjective) — Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. ex. "set a punishing pace"

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2. punishing (Verb)

penalising penalizing sanctioning

punishing (Verb) — Impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on. ex. "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

amercing avenging castigating correcting disciplining executing pillorying putting to death retaliating revenging scourging sorting out tar-and-feathering victimising victimizing