as in punishment
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
as with many action movies, this one ends with a wild chase and an over-the-top fight sequence in which the bad guys finally get their comeuppance
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Recent Examples of comeuppance
That feeling of getting glee from seeing other people get their comeuppance.
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Miss those lofty expectations, though, and the comeuppance is swift and harsh.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Whereas Armah’s novel operates in the sorrowful register of existentialism, Sembène and Cissé’s films revel in the barbed parameters of comedy and trade in the comeuppance of corrupt leaders.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025
Weapons is a movie about a local misfortune that then reveals the enigmatic villain behind it and delights in her comeuppance.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for comeuppance
Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Miss those lofty expectations, though, and the comeuppance is swift and harsh.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Whereas Armah’s novel operates in the sorrowful register of existentialism, Sembène and Cissé’s films revel in the barbed parameters of comedy and trade in the comeuppance of corrupt leaders.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025
Weapons is a movie about a local misfortune that then reveals the enigmatic villain behind it and delights in her comeuppance.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comeuppance
Noun
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Hence, taking them away is an appropriate punishment.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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But if the thought of freezing cold isolation and bunk pods sounds more like punishment than adventure, Mongolia’s Gobi already offers glimpses of the otherworldly in a far more comfortable setting.—
Rosanna Philpott,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Disney is incredibly unlikely to ever admit that politics were a factor in Doctor Who‘s cancellation, but Jimmy Kimmel’s brief suspension was revealing of the company’s desire to minimize MAGA wrath.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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Tarkenton and his Minnesota Vikings, of course, felt the Raiders’ wrath one January afternoon in Pasadena when Oakland trounced them in Super Bowl XI.—
Jon Becker,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Campaign ads, showing images of flash-mob robberies, promised voters that harsher penalties would put an end to basic items being locked away in display cases and funnel people repeatedly arrested for drug offenses in treatment.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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If convicted, a person could face between 10 and 25 years in prison, depending on who the person is to the child and whether the child has a disability, among other factors that could increase penalties.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Comeuppance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comeuppance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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