Synonyms of avenging

avenging 1 of 2

adjective

as in vengeful

Synonyms & Similar 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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avenging

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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

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