Synonyms and Antonyms of chasten
1
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
- chastened the child with five minutes of sitting in the corner
assess, charge, dock, fine, impose, levy, mulct
convict, sentence
condemn, damn, denounce
criticize, keelhaul, rebuke, reprimand, reprove
wreak
2
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
- the unexpected loss to a second-rate player really chastened the tournament's top-seeded tennis star
abase, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, foul, humble, humiliate, lower, shame, sink, smirch, take down
abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle
belittle, castigate, criticize, cry down, decry, depreciate, detract, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, put down, ridicule, write off
bad-mouth, defame, defile, libel, malign, slander
affront, insult
censure, condemn, damn, denounce, execrate, reprehend, reprobate
acclaim, applaud, boast, celebrate, cheer, cite, commend, compliment, congratulate, decorate, eulogize, extol (also extoll), fete (or fête), hail, honor, laud, praise, salute, tout
acknowledge, recognize
highlight, play up, spotlight
dignify, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, enthrone, glorify, magnify
advance, boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift
idealize, romanticize
