as in retaliation
the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury
both sides were determined to get revenge for perceived wrongs and showed little interest in ending the feud
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as in to avenge
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for
a man who took matters into his own hands and revenged the death of his brother
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Recent Examples of revenge
Bethany Bruner, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
In the trailer, it’s revealed that most of Etta’s family was killed, and the young woman is hell-bent on revenge.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Unable to exact any revenge in the first two games of this World Series rematch, the Toronto Blue Jays came from behind to beat the Dodgers, 4-3, on Wednesday afternoon, preventing the Dodgers from sweeping the series and heading home with a perfect record on their first road trip of the season.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
Chance at revenge for Jason Robertson?
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The law also requires social media platforms and similar websites to remove revenge pornography content within 48 hours of notice from a victim.
—Bethany Bruner, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
In the trailer, it’s revealed that most of Etta’s family was killed, and the young woman is hell-bent on revenge.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Unable to exact any revenge in the first two games of this World Series rematch, the Toronto Blue Jays came from behind to beat the Dodgers, 4-3, on Wednesday afternoon, preventing the Dodgers from sweeping the series and heading home with a perfect record on their first road trip of the season.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
Chance at revenge for Jason Robertson?
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for revenge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revenge
Noun
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Top-ranking Iranian officials threatened retaliation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The complaint also alleges retaliation over his frequent safety concerns and suggests that the water drinking incident was a way for United to justify his termination.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But his main motivation was to fictionally avenge the death of his real-life brother from the painkiller Oxycontin.—
Molly Lambert,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Bruins avenged their only loss of the season and redeemed themselves after last season’s lopsided Final Four loss to Connecticut.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Another employee spoke with The New Yorker for the 2016 story while wearing a disguise, worried about retribution.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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The politics of retribution This is the context within which the death penalty legislation operates.—
Arie Perliger,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Flynn can’t help but wonder if there is a frightening connection between the family’s disappearance and PDQ’s vengeance.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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The person who should have the unfinished-story-line gripe is Jane, who would ideally be back with a vengeance.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenge. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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