Related Words for retaliate

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avenge
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Verb, Verb
revenge
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Verb, Verb, Noun
punish
/x
Verb
harass
x/
Verb
attack
x/
Noun
provoke
x/
Verb
taunt
/
Noun
hurt
/
Noun
threatened
/x
Verb
chastise
x/
Verb
humiliate
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Verb
antagonize
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Verb
react
x/
Verb
escalate
/xx
Verb
kill
/
Verb
overreact
/xx/
Verb
annihilate
x/xx
Verb
inflict
x/
Verb
persecute
/xx
Verb
retribution
xx/x
Noun
intimidate
x/xx
Verb
intervene
xx/
Verb
reciprocate
x/xx
Verb
disobey
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Verb
goad
/
Noun
counterattack
/xxx
Noun
terrorize
/xx
Verb
mistreat
x/
Verb
tolerate
/xx
Verb
bully
/x
Noun
capitulate
x/xx
Verb
cooperate
x/xx
Verb
respond
x/
Verb
misbehave
xx/
Verb
reprisal
x/x
Noun
restrain
x/
Verb
relent
x/
Verb
interfere
xx/
Verb
oppose
x/
Verb
offended
x/x
Verb
incite
x/
Verb
subdue
x/
Verb
withdraw
x/
Verb
condemn
x/
Verb
defend
x/
Verb
flinch
/
Verb
hurl
/
Verb
aggressor
x/x
Noun
invade
x/
Verb
confront
x/
Verb
repel
x/
Verb
scold
/
Verb
flee
/
Verb
injure
/x
Verb
berate
x/
Verb
stop
/
Noun
desist
x/
Verb
disarm
x/
Verb
destroy
x/
Verb
defame
x/
Verb
expel
x/
Verb
harmed
/
Verb
perpetrate
/xx
Verb
maim
/
Noun
forgive
x/
Verb
viciously
/xx
Adverb
deflect
x/
Verb
refuse
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
intercede
xx/
Verb
prosecute
/xx
Verb
oppress
x/
Verb
withhold
x/
Verb
resist
x/
Verb
yell
/
Noun
thwart
/
Verb
backfire
/x
Noun
enraged
x/
Adjective
insult
x/
Noun
remonstrate
/xx
Verb
molest
x/
Adjective
spank
/
Verb
fight
/
Noun
unilaterally
xx/xxx
Adverb
evade
x/
Verb
neutralize
/xx
Verb
disown
x/
Verb
discriminate
x/xx
Verb
denounce
x/
Verb
unprovoked
xx/
Adjective
provocation
xx/x
Noun
annoy
x/
Verb
dissuade
x/
Verb
reprimand
/xx
Noun
spurn
/
Verb
sabotage
/xx
Noun
strike back
//
Phrase, Verb
bite back
//
Phrase, Verb
fight back
//
Phrase, Verb
spite
/
Noun
rear
/
Noun
revile
x/
Verb
turn against
/x/
Phrase, Verb
retire
x/
Verb
retort
/x
Noun
retract
x/
Verb
outrage
/x
Noun
repulse
x/
Noun
have it in for
//x/
Phrase, Verb
wreak
/
Verb
render
/x
Verb
work over
//x
Phrase, Verb
irritate
/xx
Verb
recoil
x/
Noun
reproach
x/
Noun
visit
/x
Noun
threat
/
Noun
set against
/x/
Phrase, Verb
serve out
//
Phrase, Verb
throw back
//
Phrase, Verb
grieve
/
Noun
rival
/x
Noun
counteract
/xx
Verb
beat up
/x
Phrase, Verb, Adjective, Noun
vindicate
/xx
Verb
malign
x/
Adjective
wrack
/
Noun
litigate
/xx
Verb
tempt
/
Verb
torture
/x
Noun
massively
/xx
Adverb
tormentors
/xx
Noun
bombing
/x
Verb
militarily
xx/xx
Adverb
oppressors
x/x
Noun
imposing
x/x
Verb
wrongs
/
Noun
admire
x/
Verb, Noun
answer
/x
Noun, Verb
astray
x/
Adverb
believe
x/
Verb
built
/
Adjective, Noun
capital
/xx
Noun, Adjective
commence
x/
Verb
congregate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
contention
x/x
Noun
daily
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Name, Verb
dare
/
Verb, Noun
derive
x/
Verb
dignitary
/xxx
Noun, Adjective
employ
x/
Verb, Noun
excel
x/
Name, Verb
firm
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
get back
//
Phrase, Verb
get even
//x
Phrase, Verb
grind
/
Verb, Noun
profess
x/
Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
reply
x/
Noun, Verb
speak
/
Verb, Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
get
/
Verb, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
die
/
Verb, Noun
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
stovepipe
/x
Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
headlines
/x
Noun