/ Thesaurus / D Synonyms of death penalty Find synonyms for: Noun1. execution, executing, capital punishment, death penalty, corporal punishmentusage: putting a condemned person to deathWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language