Synonyms of retaliated

retaliated

verb

past tense of retaliate

as in avenged

to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for

retaliated his neighbor's malicious destruction of his flower garden by cutting down the man's prize apple tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avenged
• revenged
• punished
• redressed
• requited
• got even (for)
• penalized
• venged
• chastised
• castigated
• disciplined
• repaid
• corrected
• scourged
• chastened
• compensated
• paid (back)
• righted
• got
• fixed
• recompensed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excused
• remitted
• pardoned
• forgave
• condoned
• absolved

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retaliated

Ottawa has retaliated and rejected demands that Carney says threaten Canadian sovereignty. — Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

The suit says Columbia retaliated instead of investigating, branding events as security risks, tightening discipline to deter criticism of Israel, and surveilling students with private investigators monitoring Khalil and his campus group. — Sudhin Thanawala, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Because there are external influences on the reward—the prisoner who defects and is released may well be retaliated against under slightly different circumstances, and not under others. — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Against the backdrop of the collapsing US-Iran ceasefire, the Houthis retaliated by declaring a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia and threatening ships carrying Saudi exports through Bab al-Mandab. — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Israel retaliated quickly with the announcement of the closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

Tomcheck retaliated with a 32-yard connection to tight end Easton Nied to give the Dragons a brief 7-6 lead — that was their only score, besides a field goal with the game already out of reach. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

Iran retaliated immediately by attacking American bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq on a scale not seen since the Vietnam War. — Justin Fishel, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

The volume of Canadian visitors had ticked upward for four consecutive months before the White House launched 50% tariffs on Canadian goods and Canada retaliated with tariffs on roughly $20 billion worth of goods. — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026