REVENGES Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of revenge

as in retaliations

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

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revenges

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verb

present tense third-person singular of revenge

as in avenges

to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for a man who took matters into his own hands and revenged the death of his brother

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Noun

The new president has vowed a crackdown, which Guzmán warns could lead to retaliations that target critical infrastructure.

— Eugenia Perozo, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Over the past year, countries rushed to secure piecemeal deals; some allowed panic to overtake them; very few coordinated their actions or retaliations.

— Mihir Sharma, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026

Definition of retaliations

Verb

Patrick Henry’s win against the Western League foe Dons avenges a 13-3 second-round playoff loss to Cathedral Catholic in the double-elimination playoffs.

— John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Competing alongside two Americans, Roper (John Saxon) and Williams (Jim Kelly), Lee methodically dispatches Han’s henchmen and avenges his sister’s death in the process.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 20 May 2026

Definition of avenges

Noun

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

Definition of retributions

Noun

The duo walks away from this skirmish, though not unscathed, as Samjad quickly and economically sets up a blistering saga of stylish reprisals with no holds barred.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
ARTnews spoke to four French museum insiders, who would only speak on background for fear of professional reprisals.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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