Synonyms of reprisal

reprisal

noun

ri-ˈprī-zəl 

1

as in reparation

usually reprisals plural payment to another for a loss or injury

a peace agreement that was rejected because it contained no provisions for reprisals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reparation
• damages
• compensation
• settlement
• indemnity
• redress
• amends
• punishment
• indemnification
• restitution
• retaliation
• recompense
• satisfaction
• recoupment
• repayment
• remuneration
• punitive damages
• quittance
• reimbursement
• adjustment
• expiation
• atonement
• requital
• refund
• solatium

2

as in retaliation

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

after defeating them last year in the finals, our team nervously awaited the expected reprisal by our archrivals in this year's tournament

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retaliation
• revenge
• retribution
• vengeance
• punishment
• payback
• compensation
• counterattack
• requital
• counteroffensive
• castigation
• chastisement
• correction
• counter
• wrath
• indemnity
• penalty
• redress
• amends
• indemnification
• restitution
• reparation(s)
• desert(s)
• discipline
• recompense
• recoupment
• nemesis
• remuneration
• quittance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mercy
• grace
• clemency
• leniency
• pardon
• forgiveness
• lenity
• remission

Examples of reprisal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its reprisal could widen armed conflict across several Middle Eastern nations. —George Petras, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024

Now the entire Middle East is on edge, expecting an Israeli reprisal. —Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024

In the wake of the July uprising, practically all the senior party leaders fled the country, leaving the rank and file to suffer reprisals. —Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024

In July, Hearst announced his reprisal on the ABC hit in a video on his social media. —Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024