Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tar-and-feather

1 sense of tar-and-feather

Sense 1
tar-and-feather -- (smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in some societies as punishment; "The thief was tarred and feathered")
       => punish, penalize, penalise -- (impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again")

Antonyms of adj tarred-and-feathered

1 sense of tarred-and-feathered

Sense 1
tarred-and-feathered (prenominal) -- (smeared with tar and covered with feathers as a punishment; "the poor tarred-and-feathered wretch")

INDIRECT (VIA punished) -> unpunished -- (not punished; "would he forget the crime and let it go unpunished?")

Similarity of adj tarred-and-feathered

1 sense of tarred-and-feathered

Sense 1
tarred-and-feathered (prenominal) -- (smeared with tar and covered with feathers as a punishment; "the poor tarred-and-feathered wretch")
       => punished (vs. unpunished) -- (subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience))