Puzzle 24 answer: punish

Word of 2026-10-22

The 100 nearest words

Rank	Word	Similarity
1	punishes	72.87
2	penalize	71.44
3	punishing	71.44
4	punished	69.93
5	chastise	68.20
6	humiliate	61.88
7	retaliate	61.27
8	punishment	59.92
9	penalizing	58.67
10	imprison	57.39
11	admonish	56.13
12	condemn	56.09
13	misbehave	56.07
14	mistreat	55.87
15	prosecute	55.65
16	scold	54.86
17	disobey	54.26
18	embarrass	53.73
19	harass	52.67
20	restrain	52.57
21	deter	52.51
22	persecute	52.51
23	berate	51.79
24	reprimand	51.61
25	antagonize	51.48
26	spank	51.44
27	retribution	51.30
28	retaliating	51.16
29	intimidate	50.88
30	punishments	50.64
31	disciplining	50.61
32	wrongdoers	50.57
33	deprive	50.55
34	disobedient	50.35
35	coerce	50.26
36	appease	50.21
37	discourage	50.03
38	vilify	49.93
39	compel	49.72
40	atone	49.41
41	restrict	49.41
42	terrorize	49.30
43	chastised	49.18
44	crucify	49.10
45	dissuade	48.99
46	misbehaving	48.93
47	criminalize	48.92
48	criticize	48.86
49	accuse	48.67
50	incentivize	48.65
51	expel	48.55
52	injure	48.53
53	forbid	48.40
54	oppress	48.14
55	placate	47.99
56	denounce	47.91
57	absolve	47.89
58	chastising	47.88
59	disobeying	47.83
60	subjugate	47.67
61	banish	47.50
62	transgress	47.43
63	kill	47.41
64	avenge	47.41
65	threaten	47.38
66	misbehavior	47.38
67	curtail	47.30
68	inflict	47.28
69	penalized	47.23
70	exonerate	47.16
71	enslave	47.15
72	abusing	47.08
73	vindicate	46.96
74	embolden	46.87
75	retaliation	46.77
76	harshly	46.74
77	forgive	46.67
78	thwart	46.58
79	constrain	46.56
80	mistreating	46.56
81	demonize	46.42
82	unpunished	46.41
83	prevent	46.35
84	wronged	46.22
85	harming	46.22
86	cripple	46.08
87	demean	45.95
88	disobeyed	45.95
89	unjustly	45.61
90	repent	45.54
91	goad	45.54
92	offend	45.47
93	reprimanded	45.47
94	infuriate	45.46
95	pacify	45.43
96	smite	45.41
97	forcing	45.29
98	marginalize	45.15
99	punitive	44.96
100	bully	44.93

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