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revenge

[ri-venj] / rɪˈvɛndʒ /
NOUN
retaliation for wrong, grievance
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 getting even ill will implacability measure for measure tit for tat
Antonyms
STRONGEST
forgiveness pardon sympathy
VERB
retaliate for wrong, grievance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
avenge get back at vindicate
STRONG
defend fix get justify match punish reciprocate redress repay requite retort return score square
WEAK
be out for blood even the score fight back fix one's wagon get even give comeuppance hit back kick back make reprisal pay back pay back in spades pay off return the compliment settle up settle with stick it to take an eye for an eye turn the tables on venge
Antonyms
STRONG
deny depart fail leave lose refuse request surrender take
WEAK
forgive pardon sympathize

Example Sentences

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Every week, Neeta Bhojwani spends hours binge-watching dramas about wealthy men pretending to be poor and angry ghosts out for revenge.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

None of these reforms would be a silver bullet against revenge prosecutions, but together they would make such abuses far harder to carry out.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

Iran is no bastion of free expression, in other words, which anyone bopping to those raps about enacting revenge on “the Baal-worshipping Epstein crew” must remember.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Over the offseason, Wembanyama went to extreme lengths to make sure his body was in optimal shape for a revenge tour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"And then there's the matter of revenge," said Secundus, in the voice of the wind howling through the pass.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

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