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retaliate
retaliate
SEE DEFINITION OF
retaliate
WORDS RELATED TO
RETALIATE
countering
verb
answer, respond in retaliation
backtalk
beat
bilk
buck
circumvent
contravene
counteract
counterwork
cross
dash
disappoint
fly in the face of
foil
frustrate
have bone to pick
hinder
hit back
match
meet
offset
oppose
parry
pit
play off
resist
respond
retaliate
return
ruin
take on
thumbs down
vie
ward off
counters
verb
answer, respond in retaliation
backtalk
beat
bilk
buck
circumvent
contravene
counteract
counterwork
cross
dash
disappoint
fly in the face of
foil
frustrate
have bone to pick
hinder
hit back
match
meet
offset
oppose
parry
pit
play off
resist
respond
retaliate
return
ruin
take on
thumbs down
vie
ward off
fight back
verb
defend
beat off
bottle up
check
contain
control
curb
fight off
hold back
oppose
repel
reply
repress
repulse
resist
restrain
retaliate
stave off
ward off
fight back/fight off
verb
defend oneself
beat off
bottle up
check
contain
control
curb
fend off
hold at bay
hold back
keep at bay
oppose
put up fight
repel
reply
repress
repulse
resist
restrain
retaliate
stave off
ward off
fighting back
verb
defend
beat off
bottle up
check
contain
control
curb
fight off
hold back
oppose
repel
reply
repress
repulse
resist
restrain
retaliate
stave off
ward off
fighting off
verb
defend oneself
beat off
bottle up
check
contain
control
curb
fend off
hold at bay
hold back
keep at bay
oppose
put up fight
repel
reply
repress
repulse
resist
restrain
retaliate
stave off
ward off
fights back
verb
defend
beat off
bottle up
check
contain
control
curb
fight off
hold back
oppose
repel
reply
repress
repulse
resist
restrain
retaliate
stave off
ward off
fights off
verb
defend oneself
beat off
bottle up
check
contain
control
curb
fend off
hold at bay
hold back
keep at bay
oppose
put up fight
repel
reply
repress
repulse
resist
restrain
retaliate
stave off
ward off
fought back
verb
defend
beat off
bottle up
check
contain
control
curb
fight off
hold back
oppose
repel
reply
repress
repulse
resist
restrain
retaliate
stave off
ward off
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