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an eye for an eye

NOUN
counteraction
Synonyms
STRONG
balance counterattack counterbalance counterblow countermove counteroffensive counterpoise neutralization offset reciprocation reprisal retribution revenge vengeance
WEAK
counterstrike
Antonyms
STRONG
forgiveness pardon sympathy
NOUN
counterattack
Synonyms
STRONGEST
reprisal retribution revenge
STRONG
counteraction counterblow countermove counteroffensive counterstrike neutralization reciprocation vengeance
Antonyms
STRONGEST
forgiveness pardon sympathy
NOUN
counterblow
Synonyms
STRONG
counteraction counterattack countermove counteroffensive reciprocation reprisal retribution revenge vengeance
WEAK
counterstrike
Antonyms
STRONG
forgiveness pardon sympathy
NOUN
reciprocation
Synonyms
STRONG
barter compensation correspondence counteraction counterattack counterblow interchange repayment reply reprisal requital retribution revenge trade vengeance
WEAK
a tooth for a tooth tit for tat
Antonyms
STRONG
forgiveness pardon sympathy

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I don’t know much about God— not the God they have down there, where they take an eye for an eye an’ a tooth for a tooth and kill because some one else has killed.

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