Synonyms of revenge

revenge 1 of 2

noun

as in retaliation

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

both sides were determined to get revenge for perceived wrongs and showed little interest in ending the feud

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retaliation
• retribution
• vengeance
• punishment
• payback
• reprisal
• compensation
• counterattack
• requital
• counteroffensive
• amends
• chastisement
• counter
• castigation
• correction
• wrath
• penalty
• redress
• restitution
• reparation(s)
• indemnity
• desert(s)
• recompense
• indemnification
• discipline
• nemesis
• recoupment
• remuneration
• quittance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mercy
• grace
• leniency
• clemency
• forgiveness
• pardon
• lenity
• remission

revenge

2 of 2

verb

ri-ˈvenj 

as in to avenge

to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for

a man who took matters into his own hands and revenged the death of his brother

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avenge
• retaliate
• redress
• punish
• venge
• get even (for)
• requite
• penalize
• scourge
• repay
• discipline
• correct
• right
• chastise
• pay (back)
• compensate
• fix
• castigate
• get
• recompense
• chasten

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forgive
• excuse
• pardon
• remit
• condone
• absolve

Examples of revenge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Moore fills in the blanks with some compelling nonverbal passages of despair, or discovery of the new her, or jealousy on the cusp of revenge. —Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2024

This special shorts program of new Spanish frights includes tales of merciless revenge, spine-chilling supernatural terrors and gut-wrenching body horror. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024

Verb

What a leaker or whistleblower’s motivation is varies from altruism and transparency to revenge and ruin. —Anne Marie Malecha, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023

Call it revenge inflation spending. —Rachel Wolfe, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2023

Phrases Containing revenge

• Montezuma's revenge