Synonyms of retaliates

retaliates

verb

present tense third-person singular of retaliate

as in avenges

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

• avenges
• revenges
• punishes
• redresses
• requites
• gets even (for)
• penalizes
• venges
• chastises
• castigates
• repays
• corrects
• chastens
• compensates
• gets
• scourges
• rights
• pays (back)
• fixes
• disciplines
• recompenses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forgives
• condones
• excuses
• absolves
• remits
• pardons