Synonyms of avenged

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revenged
• retaliated
• punished
• repaid
• redressed
• requited
• corrected
• compensated
• got even (for)
• venged
• fixed
• penalized
• scourged
• castigated
• chastised
• chastened
• righted
• disciplined
• paid (back)
• got
• recompensed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excused
• remitted
• pardoned
• forgave
• absolved
• condoned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of avenged

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 win avenged Scotland's 33-24 loss to Argentina in Edinburgh in the autumn. — ABC News, 4 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

The Thomasville boys avenged their 2025 state championship loss to Armuchee with a 1-0 victory at Upson-Lee’s Matthews Field. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 15 May 2026