What is another word for tit for tat?
Pronunciation:
[ tˈɪt fɔː tˈat], [ tˈɪt fɔː tˈat], [ t_ˈɪ_t f_ɔː t_ˈa_t]
Synonyms for Tit for tat:
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adv.
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n.
• act • exchange- buying and sellings ,
- buying selling ,
- buying sellings ,
- castlings ,
- ex change ,
- ex changes ,
- ex-change ,
- ex-changes ,
- inter change ,
- inter changes ,
- inter dependence ,
- inter dependences ,
- inter relation ,
- inter relations ,
- inter-changes ,
- inter-dependence ,
- inter-dependences ,
- inter-relation ,
- inter-relations ,
- re arrangement ,
- re arrangements ,
- re placement ,
- re placements ,
- re vision ,
- re visions ,
- re-arrangement ,
- re-arrangements ,
- re-placement ,
- re-placements ,
- re-vision ,
- re-visions ,
- supplantings ,
- supplantments ,
- trans action ,
- trans actions ,
- trans posing ,
- trans position ,
- trans positions ,
- trans-action ,
- trans-actions ,
- trans-posing ,
- trans-position ,
- trans-positions ,
- transposings .
- co action ,
- co actions ,
- co-actions ,
- inter play ,
- inter plays ,
- inter-play ,
- inter-plays ,
- meshings ,
- networkings ,
- team plays .
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v.
• reciprocate- Re-turn ,
- am equivalent ,
- are equivalent ,
- being equivalent ,
- feel return ,
- feeling in return ,
- feeling return ,
- feels in return ,
- feels return ,
- felt in return ,
- felt return ,
- inter changed ,
- inter changing ,
- inter-changing ,
- is equivalent ,
- makes for ,
- makes up for ,
- paid dues ,
- paid one dues ,
- paid ones dues ,
- pay one dues ,
- pay ones dues ,
- payed dues ,
- payed one dues ,
- payed one's dues ,
- payed ones dues ,
- paying dues ,
- paying one dues ,
- paying one's dues ,
- paying ones dues ,
- pays dues ,
- pays one dues ,
- pays one's dues ,
- pays ones dues ,
- re paid ,
- re pay ,
- re paying ,
- re pays ,
- re plied ,
- re plying ,
- re quite ,
- re tort ,
- re torts ,
- re turn ,
- re turning ,
- re turns ,
- re-paid ,
- re-pay ,
- re-paying ,
- re-pays ,
- re-plied ,
- re-plying ,
- re-quite ,
- re-tort ,
- re-torts ,
- re-turned ,
- re-turning ,
- re-turns ,
- return compliment ,
- returned compliment ,
- returned the compliment ,
- returning compliment ,
- returning the compliment ,
- returns compliment ,
- returns the compliment ,
- scratch back ,
- scratch one back ,
- scratch ones back ,
- scratched back ,
- scratched one back ,
- scratched one's back ,
- scratched ones back ,
- scratches back ,
- scratches one back ,
- scratches one's back ,
- scratches ones back ,
- scratching back ,
- scratching one back ,
- scratching one's back ,
- scratching ones back ,
- serves out ,
- serving out ,
- tits for tat ,
- titted for tat ,
- titting for tat ,
- was equivalent ,
- wast equivalent ,
- were equivalent ,
- wert equivalent .
Other synonyms:
- back .
Other relevant words:
- be equivalent ,
- feel in return ,
- made up for ,
- make for ,
- make up for ,
- making for ,
- paid one's dues ,
- pay dues ,
- pay one's dues ,
- reciprocate ,
- return the compliment ,
- scratch one's back ,
- serve out ,
- served out ,
- traded .
- Avengement ,
- a tooth for a tooth ,
- an eye for an eye ,
- buying and selling ,
- castling ,
- co-action ,
- counter-attack ,
- counter-attacks ,
- evening of score ,
- eye for an eye ,
- getting even ,
- give and take ,
- inter-change ,
- interplay ,
- interrelation ,
- interrelations ,
- paying back ,
- quid pro quo ,
- replacement ,
- return ,
- settling of score ,
- shufflings ,
- supplantment ,
- team play ,
- tooth for a tooth ,
- transposition ,
- transpositions .
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How to use "Tit for tat" in context?
In nature, there is a small creature known as a tat. This creature is a thief of sorts, as it patches its own wounds with the blood of its prey. Tat also refers to a strategy of retaliation, whereby one party inflicts damage on the other in order to punish them. This strategy is often employed as a way to control oneself or one's adversary. A recent example of this is Russia's response to the United States' sanctions. Russia has levied sanctions of its own in response to the U.S. penalties, and the tit-for-tat exchange has continued until both sides are weary of the escalating conflict.
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- Synonyms:
- intelligently, meditatively, pensively, reflectively, thoughtfully, Contemplatively, fancily, Ponderingly.
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- TIST
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- titan
- titan arum
- titaness
- titania
