REVENGING Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

revenging

verb

present participle of revenge

as in avenging

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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After avenging his father’s murder, Kenji was forced to flee his country, carrying only his sword and his shame.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 July 2026
There’s a house on the property where Francis Ford Coppola filmed Vito Corleone avenging his mother’s death in The Godfather Part II, but Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were interested in a much older tale about Sicily—one of gods and mortals.

— Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 14 July 2026

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