What is another word for retaliation?
267 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɹɪtˌalɪˈe͡ɪʃən], [ ɹɪtˌalɪˈeɪʃən], [ ɹ_ɪ_t_ˌa_l_ɪ__ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]Table of Contents
Similar words for retaliation:- equally (adverb)
- answer (noun)
- backlash (noun)
- comeback (noun)
- due (noun)
- eye for an eye (noun)
- feedback (noun)
- guerdon (noun)
- payment (noun)
- rancor (noun)
- repayment (noun)
- reply (noun)
- reprisal (noun)
- requital (noun)
- retaliation (noun)
- retort (noun)
- retribution (noun)
- spitefulness (noun)
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Synonyms for Retaliation:
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•equally (adverb)n.
•answer (noun) •backlash (noun)- counteraction,
- backfire,
- boomerang,
- recoil,
- repercussion,
- response,
- Retroaction,
- tangle,
- kickback,
- reaction,
- resentment.
- interest,
- recompense,
- repayment,
- deserts,
- privilege,
- rate,
- claim,
- right,
- satisfaction,
- prerogative,
- need,
- compensation,
- merits,
- perquisite,
- title,
- Rights.
- defrayment,
- reimbursement,
- discharge,
- pension,
- cash,
- out lay,
- portion,
- Downs,
- hire,
- award,
- amortization,
- defrayal,
- reparation,
- alimony,
- redress,
- salary,
- pay-offs,
- pay-off,
- settlement,
- support,
- quittance,
- bounty,
- remittance,
- wage,
- premium,
- acquittal,
- Remittances,
- reckoning,
- disbursement,
- restitution,
- paying,
- fee,
- subsidy,
- annuity,
- advance,
- remuneration,
- refund,
- outlay,
- amount,
- part,
- sum,
- down,
- deposit.
- grudge,
- enmity,
- aversion,
- malignity,
- antipathy,
- acrimony,
- hatred,
- malice,
- venom,
- hostility,
- ill will,
- spleen,
- antagonism,
- resentfulness,
- hate,
- acerbity,
- variance,
- umbrage,
- malevolence,
- vengefulness,
- virulence,
- harshness,
- pique,
- spite,
- animus,
- bad blood,
- animosity,
- mordacity.
Other synonyms:
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- counterattack,
- answer,
- defense,
- payment.
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- requital,
- tit for tat.
- defiance,
- counter-argument,
- discipline,
- contradict,
- recuperate,
- contradiction,
- compensate,
- battledore and shuttlecock,
- recoup,
- comeuppance,
- transposition,
- quid pro quo,
- mutuality,
- compromise,
- equation,
- refutation,
- revive,
- a tooth for a tooth,
- oppose,
- blood feud,
- counter-accusation,
- counterplot,
- reimburse,
- feedback,
- give and take,
- counterbalancing,
- balancing,
- offsetting,
- atonement,
- correction,
- expiation,
- interchange,
- persuade,
- retrieve,
- cross fire,
- neutralization,
- permutation,
- retaliate,
- recrimination,
- contravene,
- payback,
- sanction,
- substitution,
- even out,
- Avengeance,
- repossess,
- equalization,
- Retortion,
- confutation,
- something for something,
- revanchism,
- restore,
- nemesis,
- resist,
- accusation,
- an eye for an eye,
- quarrel,
- indemnify,
- amends,
- Transposal,
- even up,
- vendetta,
- judgment,
- regain,
- vindication,
- cooperation,
- ban,
- vindicatory,
- counter,
- underwrite,
- repay,
- respond,
- retaliatory,
- resume,
- justice,
- reciprocality,
- counterbalance,
- reciprocate,
- recover,
- feud,
- just deserts,
- commutation,
- nullification,
- Intermutation,
- in retaliation,
- retaliations,
- reclaim,
- counter-attack,
- alternation,
- aspersion,
- Blaming,
- reward,
- denial,
- give back,
- penalty,
- Implacability,
- interplay,
- fill,
- counterchange,
- riposte,
- indemnification,
- Revengement,
- retributive,
- requite,
- reciprocity,
- satisfy,
- pay,
- indemnity,
- like for like,
- countervail,
- even off,
- reprisals,
- day of reckoning,
- avenging,
- retributory.
Paraphrases for Retaliation:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
retaliatory, reprisal, counter-violence, revenge.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Reverse Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
vengeance.
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Noun, singular or mass
payback.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
repression, victimization, restitution, persecution, recrimination, vendetta, counter-attack, riposte, vindictiveness, punishment.
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Verb, past participle
threatened, victimized, taken.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
retribution, victimisation, counterattack, vengeance.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Retaliation:
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Other antonyms:
excuse, forgiveness, reconciliation, compassion, grace, pity.
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Hypernym for Retaliation:
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retribution, reprisal, vengeance, payback.
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Hyponym for Retaliation:
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getting even, return, paying back.
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