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REWARD Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word reward. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For REWARD

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punishment
nounn
noun

• the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty

penalty
nounn
noun

• the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty

• a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

• the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition

• (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game

consequence
nounn
noun

• a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

• the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual

• having important effects or influence

cost
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

• the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

• value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something

verb

• be priced at

• require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice

deprivation
nounn
noun

• a state of extreme poverty

• the disadvantage that results from losing something

• act of depriving someone of food or money or rights

deterrent
nounn
noun

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

adjective satellite

• tending to deter

disadvantage
nounn
noun

• the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position

verb

• put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm

disincentive
nounn
noun

• a negative motivational influence

forfeiture
nounn
noun

• something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty

• a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something

• the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

loss
nounn
noun

• something that is lost

• gradual decline in amount or activity

• the act of losing someone or something

• the disadvantage that results from losing something

• the experience of losing a loved one

• the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

• military personnel lost by death or capture

• euphemistic expressions for death

sacrifice
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

• personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)

• a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value

• the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity

• (baseball) an out that advances the base runners

verb

• endure the loss of

• kill or destroy

• sell at a loss

• make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals

Alternatives for PUNISHMENT

Alternatives for PENALTY

Alternatives for CONSEQUENCE

Alternatives for COST

Alternatives for DEPRIVATION

Alternatives for DETERRENT

Alternatives for DISADVANTAGE

Alternatives for DISINCENTIVE

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