Synonyms of reprisals

reprisals

noun

plural of reprisal

as in reparation

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
• restitution
• punishment
• indemnification
• recompense
• retaliation
• satisfaction
• repayment
• recoupment
• remuneration
• punitive damages
• quittance
• reimbursement
• adjustment
• expiation
• atonement
• requital
• refund
• solatium

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reprisals

Wellcare terminated coverage for about 140,000 Value Script beneficiaries in April, according to a person with knowledge of the matter who was not authorized to speak publicly about it and feared reprisals at work for doing so. — Susan Jaffe, NPR, 6 July 2026

Too few people know that journalists covering sports face reprisals for this work, which can stymie reporting and public accountability. — Gypsy Guillén Kaiser, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Ukrainians say armed formations on both sides, including the UPA and Polish underground forces, were involved in attacks and reprisals that led to large-scale civilian casualties among Poles and Ukrainians. — ABC News, 20 June 2026

Iran’s reprisals have targeted civilians and public spaces across the Middle East. — Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 18 June 2026

Hansen, a carriage horse driver herself, said the decision to stay off the streets was part heartbreak for Deniz and part fear of reprisals. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 10 June 2026

Candidates who challenge the powerful can draw strong but silent support, because there is open fear of reprisals from city officials against those who back any challenger to the people in charge. — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 30 May 2026

Global economic outlook worsens over Iran war The US and Iran appeared still willing to reach a peace deal despite American strikes and Tehran’s threats of reprisals — but the global economic fallout from the conflict deepened. — semafor.com, 29 May 2026

During the McCarthy era, overreaching laws, surveillance, and public and private sector reprisals ostensibly targeted alleged communists. — Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 27 May 2026