Synonyms of avenging

avenging 1 of 2

adjective

as in vengeful

Related Words

• vengeful
• retaliatory
• vindictive
• revengeful
• malevolent
• malicious
• malignant
• sadistic
• spiteful
• cruel
• unforgiving
• resentful
• malign
• virulent
• vicious
• uncharitable
• hateful
• venomous
• merciless
• pitiless
• petty
• relentless
• implacable
• evil
• unrelenting
• despiteful
• mean
• grim
• wrathful
• baneful
• catty
• hostile
• inimical
• viperish
• nasty
• baleful
• narrow-minded
• small-minded
• harsh

Dissimilar Words

• merciful
• forgiving
• benevolent
• loving
• charitable
• benign
• good
• sympathetic
• warm
• compassionate
• kind
• kindly
• brotherly
• relenting
• altruistic
• benignant
• sweet
• humane
• philanthropic
• humanitarian
• noble
• kindhearted
• good-hearted
• magnanimous
• warmhearted
• tender
• tenderhearted
• high-minded

avenging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of avenge

as in revenging

to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for

a play about a prince who struggles to avenge his father's death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revenging
• retaliating
• punishing
• redressing
• repaying
• requiting
• compensating
• venging
• correcting
• getting even (for)
• fixing
• penalizing
• disciplining
• chastising
• scourging
• castigating
• righting
• chastening
• paying (back)
• getting
• recompensing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excusing
• forgiving
• remitting
• condoning
• absolving
• pardoning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of avenging

Adjective

Toss in his portly stature and Hoskins was a perfect choice for the heroic plumber Mario, the avenging angel who stomps through worlds of evil turtles and living mushrooms, even if the actor was neither Italian nor American. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 May 2018

Verb

There’s a house on the property where Francis Ford Coppola filmed Vito Corleone avenging his mother’s death in The Godfather Part II, but Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were interested in a much older tale about Sicily—one of gods and mortals. — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 14 July 2026

While there has been talk of avenging that conflict on social media, the Argentina news outlet Clarín shared a letter from veterans of the Falklands War. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

Mir is focused on fulfilling his dad’s dreams of investing DarCo money in golf courses and country clubs, while Raj is focused on avenging their father’s death at the hands of his former lieutenant, Ahmad (Brian George). — Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 May 2026

And following the game, Chisholm noted that he and some of his Yankees teammates are focused on avenging their playoff loss to the Blue Jays from last season. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

Hiroyuki Sanada plays Scorpion, an undead warrior hellbent on avenging the deaths of him and his family at the hands of Sub-Zero. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026

Current political events offer a seemingly endless procession of cruelties worth avenging. — Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026

Police now believe that the men who shot and killed Hughes were members of a Central Richmond gang, deadset on avenging a comrade who was gunned down in Oakland 10 days earlier. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026

Smith positions the avenging goddess in a horror-show hall of mirrors, with a closed-circuit video feed focused on Vindicatrix’s upraised arm gesturing in oath. — Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026