Synonyms of paybacks

paybacks

noun

plural of payback

as in retaliations

the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury

we are hoping to get payback for the humiliating defeat we suffered at the hands of our rivals during our last matchup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retaliations
• revenges
• retributions
• reprisals
• punishments
• vengeances
• compensations
• reparations
• chastisements
• counterattacks
• corrections
• castigations
• amends
• penalties
• counters
• indemnities
• restitutions
• deserts
• counteroffensives
• requitals
• wraths
• indemnifications
• disciplines
• recoupments
• recompenses
• remunerations
• nemeses
• redresses
• quittances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mercies
• leniencies
• graces
• clemencies
• remissions
• pardons
• lenities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of paybacks

While companies have cashed out their refunds—Nike is said to have received about $300 million, and is expecting to see $1 billion by the end of the year, while Amazon got $600 million in paybacks—consumers aren’t seeing the returns. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026

And yet the data on paybacks continues to support this less-than-glamorous process. — Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

If the administration does indeed leave it up to the CIT to provide a protocol for paybacks, the court could potentially take several months to respond. — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026

The study found that a ceramic coffee mug must be reused between 4 and 32 times before outperforming disposable cups on those measures, which represented faster paybacks than reusable coffee cups made from metal or plastic. — ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026