as in punishment
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
as with many action movies, this one ends with a wild chase and an over-the-top fight sequence in which the bad guys finally get their comeuppance
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Recent Examples of comeuppance
In Weapons’ frantic climax, Alex uses her magic against her, reclaiming what she’s taken from him—his mother, his father, his friends—in a moment of righteous comeuppance.
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Andy Crump, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
Tiffany Stratton Randy Orton and Jelly Roll vs. Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre
WWE has done a great job building up this celebrity tag team match, and Jelly Roll has been a natural as a humble, likable babyface looking to give Logan Paul his comeuppance.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Fargo has an absurdist streak a mile wide and a sense of cosmic comeuppance that suggests the strings are being pulled by a mischievous trickster-god with a mean streak.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
But that therapeutic reaction can only be achieved if the heel is effectively malevolent enough that fans want the babyface to dish out comeuppance.
—Marc Raimondi
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
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Andy Crump, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
Tiffany Stratton Randy Orton and Jelly Roll vs. Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre
WWE has done a great job building up this celebrity tag team match, and Jelly Roll has been a natural as a humble, likable babyface looking to give Logan Paul his comeuppance.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Fargo has an absurdist streak a mile wide and a sense of cosmic comeuppance that suggests the strings are being pulled by a mischievous trickster-god with a mean streak.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
But that therapeutic reaction can only be achieved if the heel is effectively malevolent enough that fans want the babyface to dish out comeuppance.
—Marc Raimondi
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comeuppance
Noun
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Henrikson questions the severity of Rupert’s punishment.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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To censor the very voices trying to find common ground and express their humanity, is wrong, ineffective, and a form of collective punishment.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The choice to self-censor or else face the government’s wrath is a much worse free speech violation than is censorship by official edict.—
Onkar Ghate,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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Shrines crop up in her honor — both from those who wish to avoid her wrath and others who approve of her killings.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Trump could have faced up to four years in prison, but a judge issued an unconditional discharge, leaving his conviction in place but sparing him any penalty or fine.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Of course, Piastri wasn’t in the race to serve the penalty.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Comeuppance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comeuppance. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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