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Synonyms for revenge
Synonyms: Verb
avenge, redress, requite, retaliate, venge [archaic]
Synonyms: Noun
payback, reprisal, requital, retaliation, retribution, vengeance
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a man who took matters into his own hands and revenged the death of his brotherNoun
She swore that she would have her revenge. She wants revenge against her enemies. The bombing was in revenge for the assassination of their leader. The team is seeking revenge for the loss earlier in the season.
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Lovren was part of Brendan Rodgers' Liverpool squad that lost both home and away legs to Real Madrid in the group stages back in 14/15, and hopes to revenge past results by winning the biggest trophy in club football. — SI.com, "Liverpool Defender Dejan Lovren Reveals Letter He Wrote Himself as a Child Ahead of UCL Final," 23 May 2018 If the Buckeyes want to revenge its 31-point loss a week ago to Iowa, however, the team may be doing so without two of its linebackers, Jerome Baker and Dante Booker. — Kevin Cunningham, ajc, "Ohio State linebackers Jerome Baker, Dante Booker currently game-time decisions against Michigan State," 11 Nov. 2017 The Longhorns claimed a tough 47-40 overtime victory in 2013 that was revenged with a 38-20 West Virginia triumph two years later. — Tim Griffin Diehards, ajc, "Big 12 viewers guide stacked with big, interesting games in Week 12," 12 Nov. 2017 Here are the reflections of a few of the artists and technicians who pitted against one another two bastards, their vast armies and (most powerful of all) their divergent attitudes to power and to revenge. — Daniel D’addario, Time, "The Making of 'Battle of the Bastards,' Game of Thrones's Most Ambitious Episode," 19 June 2016Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Lebanese officials say the decision to evacuate is to prevent revenge attacks and further tension after residents of the town threatened to storm the camp. — Washington Post, "Tensions force evacuation of Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon," 10 June 2019 It can be expressed in a variety of ways: sometimes as an explicit bias, sometimes as a subtle inflection, like the tone color in a piece of music; sometimes erupting in the heat of argument, like the revenge of the repressed. — Adam Shatz, The New York Review of Books, "‘Orientalism,’ Then and Now," 20 May 2019 Either way, Arya gets to cross Cersei's name off her list and complete her revenge arc as a Faceless Man. — Ineye Komonibo, Marie Claire, "Daenerys' Maybe-Green Eyes on Game of Thrones Could Be Key to Her Fate," 2 May 2019 Westeros' favorite assassin is showing no signs of easing up on her quest for revenge. — Lindsay Schallon, Glamour, "Who’s Left on Arya Stark’s Kill List From ‘Game of Thrones’ and Why?," 12 Apr. 2019 After losing to Loras Tyrell in the competition, The Mountain slices his own horses’ head off in a rage and charges his opponent for revenge. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Game of Thrones Season 8: 18 Fan Theories to Know," 18 Mar. 2019 The White House has shot down Manigault-Newman’s accusations and sought to cast her as an angry former employee looking for revenge. — Emily Stewart, Vox, "Omarosa has jumped back into the middle of Trump White House drama," 13 Aug. 2018 The code of honor that dictates—up to a point—negotiations, reparations and the taking of revenge could pass for Sicilian. — WSJ, "‘Birds of Passage’ Review: Splendor and the Grass," 14 Feb. 2019 June remains in Gilead, staring up out of her red robe like some demonic angel of revenge. — refinery29.com, "The Handmaid's Tale Recap Season 2, Episode 13: The Martha Express," 11 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'revenge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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