DISCIPLINES Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words

disciplines 1 of 2

noun

plural of discipline

as in areas

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence you must choose a discipline to focus on in college

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as in punishments

suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense harsh discipline was imposed to keep order within the ranks

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disciplines

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verb

present tense third-person singular of discipline

as in punishes

to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime the pranksters were severely disciplined for their irresponsible stunt

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Noun

The Waleses spent time speaking to athletes and organizers and cheered on athletes in disciplines including netball and judo. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 2 Aug. 2026 Outdoors, taiko ensembles will showcase their drumming and kung fu and kendo groups will demonstrate the martial arts disciplines. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The underlying message of Putnam’s career is that important breakthroughs often come from innovative thinking, and seriously engaging in multiple disciplines is a path to success. — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The competition series featured masters of shamanism, tarot, face and foot reading, saju and other divination disciplines competing in challenges that tested their abilities, using tools including fans, bells, dowsing rods and modern-day laptops. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026 The Fellowship program recognizes fifteen disciplines, focusing on five each year on a triennial basis. — News Desk, Artforum, 24 July 2026 Employees will also be offered broader opportunities for career development, allowing people to switch between disciplines. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 24 July 2026 Together with a cast of young creators, artists and students, the campaign transforms regular school spaces into creative studios, celebrating a variety of artistic disciplines. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 23 July 2026 But not the kinds of rich, layered sentences that have shaped our brains for centuries and given rise to many academic disciplines. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Verb

Those sports are archery, wrestling and bareback horse riding — disciplines that trace directly to the steppe traditions Mongolian culture is built on. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026 The three, along with Shyr and Maroulis, would be reported to The State Bar of California, which licenses and disciplines lawyers. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 27 May 2026 Even their coach embodies a respectful, reflective male ideal and disciplines his athletes rather than celebrating them for outbursts of anger. — Anna Rinderspacher, Glamour, 20 May 2026 Edith interrupts their reading time, disciplines Grace in secret, and subtly discourages affection toward her father. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 That includes taking a hard look at how the district disciplines students who participate. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026 The arrangement severs the give-and-take relationship between provider and customer that disciplines every other sector of the economy. — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026 Price sensitivity is the one thing that reliably disciplines spending in every other sector of the economy. — Jared Rhoads, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026 For instance, a general manager of a hotel who sets schedules, hires staff, and disciplines employees is likely exempt. — Matt Emma, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplines

Noun

Residents in the areas that felt the biggest tremors must beware of further strong quakes for about a week as well as the risk of landslides, an official for the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Public areas—including the lobby, restaurants, and meeting spaces—are all wheelchair accessible.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

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Across the country, data shows Black students have been more likely to receive punishments that remove them from the classroom, such as suspensions, expulsions and transfers to alternative schools.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Across the country, data show Black students have been more likely to receive punishments that remove them from the classroom, such as suspensions, expulsions and transfers to alternative schools.

— Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of punishments

Verb

Sehnaoui's meeting with the Israeli leader occurred as some in Lebanon have called for abolishing a 1955 law that bans dealing with Israel or having contacts with Israelis and punishes offenders with up to 10 years in jail.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Everybody is behaving sensibly inside a structure that punishes sense.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of punishes

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Barranquilla defeated Junior 5-3 on penalties to advance to the round of 16 of the Copa Colombia, following a 3-3 draw that left the aggregate score over two legs at 5-5.

— Sam Joseph, New York Times, 30 July 2026
The legal penalties for the trial have yet to be determined, but a breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster is one possibility.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

Definition of penalties

Verb

Whether the league responds to Booker’s complaints — or fines him for them — the conversation around officiating in this series is far from over.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The state of California also fines taxpayers who didn’t withhold enough from their paychecks, with rates varying by offense.

— Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026

Definition of fines

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When network telemetry is integrated into the broader system view, the environment becomes easier to interpret as a single operating reality rather than a collection of disconnected technical domains.

— Kannan Kothandaraman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Campaigns may also register several defensive domains so impersonators cannot claim them first.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of domains

Noun

The company has suffered defections from its traditional cable and broadband businesses as younger consumers find different services to connect them to digital realms.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 July 2026
Only a few isolated pockets stand between the Dark Lord and total victory — Khazad-dûm, where the Dwarves are now sealed deep within their mountain halls, and the elven realms of Lindon and Rivendell, which are protected by their Three Rings.

— Debbie Day, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026

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