getting even

NOUN

eye for an eye

Synonyms

WEAK

avenging measure for measure payback reprisal retaliation retribution revenge tit for tat tooth for a tooth vengeance vindication

NOUN

revenge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attack reprisal retribution vengeance

STRONG

animus avenging counterblow counterinsurgency counterplay fight malevolence rancor repayment requital return ruthlessness satisfaction sortie spitefulness vengefulness vindictiveness

WEAK

avengment eye for an eye ill will implacability measure for measure tit for tat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forgiveness pardon sympathy

NOUN

vengeance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reprisal retribution revenge

STRONG

counterblow repayment requital return vengefulness wrath

WEAK

avengement avenging evening of score eye for an eye settling of score tit for tat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forgiveness pardon sympathy

Example Sentences

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"The team is united and that feeling is getting even stronger now," said Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu, whose side finished second in Group F behind the Netherlands.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

They thought he was still hung up on getting even with the government.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

But I just see it as Bree getting even.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Loudly getting even is the currency of our time, of course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Since that time, Jackie and Leila each had kept in periodic contact with the investigators, expecting little, getting even less.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

getting even

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