Synonyms and antonyms of Miscellaneous punishments in British Thesaurus

banish (verb)

to officially order someone to leave a country or region as a punishment

Botany Bay ()

a place in southeast Australia where criminals from the UK were sent to live and work as punishment during the early 19th century

confiscate (verb)

to officially remove someone’s possessions for legal reasons or as a punishment

detention (noun)

education a punishment for a child in which they have to stay at school after the other children have gone home

fine (verb)

to make someone pay an amount of money as punishment for breaking the law

ground (verb)

to punish a child or young person by stopping them from going to places that they enjoy

grounded (adjective)

not allowed to leave the house because you are being punished

keep in ()

to make someone stay in a place, especially in school as a punishment

kneecap (verb)

to shoot someone in the knee, especially as a violent punishment

send someone to Coventry (British)

Britishinformal to punish someone by ignoring them and not speaking to them

time out (noun)

a short period of time when a child has to sit quietly alone as a punishment for bad behaviour

waterboarding (noun)

a way of torturing someone by putting a cloth over their face and pouring water over it to make them believe they are drowning