Synonyms of retaliating

retaliating

verb

present participle of retaliate

as in avenging

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

• avenging
• revenging
• punishing
• redressing
• requiting
• getting even (for)
• penalizing
• venging
• disciplining
• chastising
• castigating
• correcting
• repaying
• scourging
• compensating
• fixing
• chastening
• righting
• getting
• paying (back)
• recompensing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excusing
• forgiving
• remitting
• condoning
• pardoning
• absolving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retaliating

Employees, exhibitors, basic cable distributors and others could report concerns to the trustee or to the states, and the combined company would be barred from retaliating against them. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

All parents should recognize that the five students from Lincoln-Way East High made some poor decisions and recognize that the Homewood-Flossmoor student body responded well by not retaliating. — Jerald McNair, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

At least two former pilots have said 21 Air did not give their aviators enough time to rest in between flights, violating takeoff-speed protocols and retaliating against anyone who brought safety issues to light. — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

The lawsuit accuses Amazon of violating the PWFA by failing to accommodate pregnant workers and by retaliating against those who sought reasonable accommodations. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

Former Amazon employees filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday accusing the e-tail leviathan of discriminating against potentially thousands of pregnant workers by firing or retaliating against those who sought extra accommodations. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

In its March 9 lawsuit, Anthropic alleged the government violated its right to free speech under the First Amendment to the Constitution by retaliating against its views on AI safety. — Reuters, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026

Anthropic sued, accusing the government of unlawfully retaliating against the company. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026

When Iran launched a barrage of missiles and drones at Israel in April 2024, Israel highlighted its success at defending its territory before retaliating with precision strikes against Iranian military targets. — Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026