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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In a 2020 lawsuit, Dougan alleged he was retaliated against after an investigation was conducted into a complaint of gender discrimination that originated in the Fire Department’s Communications Center.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
In fact, some Gulf states have even retaliated against the Islamic Republic.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026

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Owners have been previously punished for violating the personal conduct policy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, in England and the United States and across continental Europe, statutes that punished idleness sharpened into vagrancy laws that gave police discretionary power to identify when a form of nonaction constituted criminal disorder.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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