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单词 unpunished
释义

unpunished

adjective

un·​pun·​ished ˌən-ˈpə-nisht How to pronounce unpunished (audio)
: not punished
an unpunished criminal/crime
an offense that should not be allowed to go unpunished

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But the Ukrainian strikes on Snake Island did not appear to have gone unpunished. Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2022 Dozens of violent crimes have gone unpunished because federal statutes of limitation expired, witnesses died or evidence vanished. Sadie Gurman, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2022 The back-to-back shootings became rallying cries for the Black Lives Matter movement in a country where past police killings of Indigenous people have gone unpunished. Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2022 Mexican fans have a history of using the homophobic chant that translates to male prostitue which has largely gone unpunished. Emily Leiker, USA TODAY, 19 June 2021 In a country where militias — nominally a part of the security apparatus — operate with impunity, the killers have gone unpunished. New York Times, 25 May 2021 That has allowed many individuals who took advantage of government programs to go unpunished. BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 An offense during Goethe’s time, and one that continues to go unpunished today. David Bahr, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 It cannot be allowed to continue; it cannot be allowed to go unpunished. Katya Soldak, Forbes, 5 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

unpunished

adjective

as in undisciplined

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • undisciplined
  • uncontrolled
  • incorrigible
  • obstinate
  • intransigent
  • obdurate
  • stubborn
  • uncontrollable
  • pigheaded
  • perverse
  • bullheaded
  • difficult
  • contrary
  • wilful
  • mulish
  • wayward
  • willful
  • irrepressible
  • unmanageable
  • intractable
  • self-willed
  • unruly
  • disobedient
  • ungovernable
  • wild
  • incontrollable
  • froward
  • hardheaded
  • boisterous
  • opinionated
  • recalcitrant
  • rowdy
  • insubordinate
  • stiff-necked
  • untoward
  • naughty
  • headstrong
  • misbehaving
  • rebellious
  • indocile
  • rambunctious
  • refractory
  • stiff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • obedient
  • tractable
  • controllable
  • docile
  • governable
  • manageable
  • submissive
  • compliant
  • placable
  • well-behaved
  • willing
  • pliable
  • yielding
  • responsive
  • temperate
  • reasonable
  • accepting
  • receptive
  • persuadable
  • trainable
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