Synonyms of retributions

retributions

noun

plural of retribution

as in retaliations

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

the neighborhood is being torn apart by an endless cycle of gang violence and retribution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retaliations
• revenges
• reprisals
• punishments
• vengeances
• paybacks
• compensations
• reparations
• chastisements
• counterattacks
• castigations
• corrections
• counteroffensives
• amends
• penalties
• indemnities
• restitutions
• deserts
• counters
• wraths
• disciplines
• indemnifications
• requitals
• recompenses
• recoupments
• remunerations
• nemeses
• redresses
• quittances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mercies
• leniencies
• graces
• clemencies
• pardons
• remissions
• lenities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retributions

What starts as a petty territorial conflict mutates into a spiralling cycle of retributions, escalating from passive-aggressive jabs to acts of destruction and ruin. — Udita Jhunjhunwala, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025

Surveys are important, too, so workers feel safe to speak up without any retributions. — Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025