Synonyms for Return the compliment:

• v.

  •exchange (verb)
  • change hands,
  • buy and sell,
  • horse trade,
  • go over to,
  • contact with,
  • convert into,
  • deal in.
  •reciprocate (verb)
  • scratch one's back,
  • serve out,
  • be equivalent.
  •repay (verb)
  • even the score,
  • square accounts,
  • get revenge,
  • get back at.
  •retaliate (verb)
  • retrospect,
  • turn upon,
  • settle,
  • turn the tables on,
  • take an eye for an eye,
  • revive,
  • take revenge,
  • strike back,
  • pay,
  • get,
  • exact retribution,
  • wreak vengeance.
  •revenge (verb)
  • justify,
  • kick back,
  • punish,
  • defend,
  • stick it to,
  • give comeuppance,
  • pay back in spades,
  • be out for blood,
  • settle up,
  • Venge,
  • pay off,
  • fight back,
  • vindicate,
  • fix,
  • settle with,
  • hit back,
  • get even,
  • give just desserts,
  • redress,
  • fix one's wagon,
  • score.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • reciprocity.
  •
  • exchange.
  •retaliate
  • striking back.
  •revenge
  • stick to,
  • stuck to,
  • sticks to,
  • paid off,
  • venging.

Antonyms for Return the compliment:

• v.

  • exchange
    continue, leave alone, deny, keep, refuse, remain, hold.
  • reciprocate
    ask, request, question, disagree, take.
  • repay
    extort, forgive, penalize, pardon, seize, deprive, steal, sympathize.
  • retaliate
    lose, depart, leave.
  • revenge
    fail, surrender.