condign
Appropriately harsh punishment
Condign describes punishment or retribution that is fitting and deserved, usually severe: condign punishment for his crimes.
The word appears almost exclusively with punishment or similar nouns, carrying a formal, even archaic tone.
It implies not just that someone deserves what they get, but that the severity matches the offense.
Suited to circumstance
- fittingSuitable or proper
- justFair and impartial
- dueOwed or expected
- warrantedProperly justified or sanctioned
earned · rightful · proper · befitting · suitable · apt · merited · commensurate
Punishment for wrongdoing
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- chastisementFormal scolding or correction
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
correction · consequence · judgment · penance · reprisal · castigation · sanction · desert
appropriate
Suited to circumstance
warranted · earned · rightful · proper · befitting · suitable · apt · merited · commensurate · proportionate
retribution
Punishment for wrongdoing
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- chastisementFormal scolding or correction
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
sentence · correction · consequence · judgment · penance · reprisal · castigation · sanction · desert · requital
condignundeserved
Not rightfully owed
unmerited · unwarranted · unearned · unjustified · groundless
condignexcessive
Surpassing reasonable bounds
disproportionate · inordinate · scant · insufficient · lenient
condignunjust
Not fair or right
unfair · inequitable · wrongful · improper · inappropriate
- mint conditionPerfect, unused state
- good conditionMaintained, undamaged state
- critical conditionSeverely ill, unstable medically
- medical conditionDisorder requiring treatment
- interesting conditionArchaic phrase for pregnancy
- chronic conditionPersistent medical state