VENGE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

venge

verb

ˈvenj

Definition of venge

archaic

as in to avenge

to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for a romance novel featuring a hotheaded hero who is ever ready to venge every affront to the family's honor

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avenge

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Kansas avenged the Duke loss with a 66-59 win in the 1988 NCAA Final Four semifinals in Kansas City.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Agamemnon expects his son, Orestes, to avenge him by killing his mother, Clytemnestra, and Menelaus is proud to tell Telemachus that Orestes did just that.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026

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