AVENGED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

avenged

verb

past tense of avenge

as in revenged

to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for a play about a prince who struggles to avenge his father's death

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Recent Examples of avenged The victory was also payback for West Boca (3-0), which avenged last season’s 26-20 overtime loss to Newman. — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 The only other times there was a Week 1 Super Bowl rematch came in 2016 when defending champion Denver beat Carolina 21-20 and in the first year of the merger when Minnesota avenged a loss to Kansas City with a 27-10 victory in 1970. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 Martinez avenged that play with a 9-yard touchdown scramble of his own in the fourth quarter, followed by a 17-yard scoring strike to Watkins for a 41-9 lead. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 Kansas avenged the Duke loss with a 66-59 win in the 1988 NCAA Final Four semifinals in Kansas City. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 In gender, Columbus' men avenged an earlier season loss and cruised to an 11-6 win to sweep gender doubles. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Egor Demin scored 22 points to lead six players in double figures for the Nets (2-1), who avenged a 79-76 loss to the Kings on Day 1 of the California Classic in Sacramento. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 The Trevians were eliminated by Lane Tech in the sectional final last season but avenged that loss in the sectional semifinals this season. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 The Dream drop to 4-2 on the season while Minnesota avenged their home opener loss and improved to 5-2. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 28 May 2026

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Ottawa has retaliated and rejected demands that Carney says threaten Canadian sovereignty.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
The suit says Columbia retaliated instead of investigating, branding events as security risks, tightening discipline to deter criticism of Israel, and surveilling students with private investigators monitoring Khalil and his campus group.

— Sudhin Thanawala, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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But several people who spoke during the board meeting commended students who took part in the walkout and asked they not be punished for their advocacy.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
No detainees were being punished, officials said, and the small boxes didn’t exist.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

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