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What is another word for Disciplinary? – 202 Disciplinary Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    regulatory punitive corrective penal prescriptive proscriptive normative standard governing directive instructional educational reformative rehabilitative admonitory cautionary advisory recommendatory guiding regulatory supervisory managerial administrative executive authoritative dictatorial tyrannical despotic authoritarian coercive compulsive obligatory mandatory required necessary essential vital crucial pivotal decisive disciplinary penalizing punitive castigatory chastising scolding reprimanding reproving rebuking censuring condemning denouncing excoriating castigating upbraiding chastening correcting rectifying reforming improving amending bettering enhancing perfecting.

    Meaning of Disciplinary

    According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "disciplinary" refers to relating to or characterized by discipline, which is the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment or penalty to correct disobedience.

    Definitions

    • Merriam-Webster defines "disciplinary" as relating to or involving discipline, which is the quality of being able to control one's emotions, actions, or behavior, or a field of study.
    • Cambridge Dictionary defines "disciplinary" as relating to the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, often using punishment to correct bad behavior.

    Example Uses

    • The school has a strict disciplinary policy to maintain order and discipline among students.
    • The company has a disciplinary procedure in place to deal with employees who violate the code of conduct.
    • The athlete's disciplinary record was clean, with no history of doping or other rule violations.
    • The teacher used disciplinary measures to manage the classroom and ensure students stayed on task.
    • The government imposed disciplinary actions on the company for violating environmental regulations.

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    permissive lenient tolerant indulgent lax relaxed casual nonchalant carefree spontaneous unstructured undisciplined uncontrolled unruly chaotic anarchic lawless unregulated unmanaged unsupervised unrestrained unbridled uncurbed unchecked unmonitored unpunished unpenalized unconstrained unrestricted unconfined unregulated ungoverned unadministered.

    Related Nouns

    discipline regulation rule law code standard norm guideline directive instruction education training correction punishment penalty sanction measure procedure policy practice system method approach technique strategy protocol guideline principle doctrine theory concept idea notion paradigm.

    Related Verbs

    discipline regulate govern control manage supervise direct instruct educate train correct punish penalize sanction measure enforce implement administer practice apply follow obey comply conform adhere abide observe respect uphold maintain impose exert wield exercise.

    Related Adjectives

    disciplinary regulatory corrective punitive prescriptive proscriptive normative standard governing directive instructional educational reformative rehabilitative admonitory cautionary advisory recommendatory guiding supervisory managerial administrative executive authoritative dictatorial tyrannical despotic authoritarian coercive compulsive obligatory mandatory required necessary essential vital crucial.