To give or take mutually

• return

  1. To go or come back, as to an earlier condition or place:
  2. To revert in speech, thought, or practice:
  3. To revert to a former owner.

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  1. To go or come back, as to an earlier condition or place:
  2. To revert in speech, thought, or practice:
  3. To revert to a former owner.

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• requite

  1. To make return for (something done or felt) in a similar or appropriate fashion:
  2. To avenge (an insult or wrongdoing).
  3. To respond to (another) or do something to or for (another) in return for that person's action or emotion:

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  1. To make return for (something done or felt) in a similar or appropriate fashion:
  2. To avenge (an insult or wrongdoing).
  3. To respond to (another) or do something to or for (another) in return for that person's action or emotion:

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To return like for like, especially to return an unfriendly or hostile action with a similar one

• strike back

  1. (intransitive) To retaliate

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  1. (intransitive) To retaliate

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• retort

  1. To reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner.
  2. To present a counterargument to (an argument or accusation).
  3. To return in kind; pay back.

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  1. To reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner.
  2. To present a counterargument to (an argument or accusation).
  3. To return in kind; pay back.

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• retaliate

  1. To do something in response to an action done to oneself or an associate, especially to attack or injure someone as a response to a hurtful action.
  2. To pay back (an injury) in kind.

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  1. To do something in response to an action done to oneself or an associate, especially to attack or injure someone as a response to a hurtful action.
  2. To pay back (an injury) in kind.

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• hit back

  1. To retaliate

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  1. To retaliate

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• counter

  1. Contrary; opposing:
  2. One that is an opposite.
  3. A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another.

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  1. Contrary; opposing:
  2. One that is an opposite.
  3. A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another.

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To respond in kind

• requite

  1. To make return for (something done or felt) in a similar or appropriate fashion:
  2. To avenge (an insult or wrongdoing).
  3. To respond to (another) or do something to or for (another) in return for that person's action or emotion:

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  1. To make return for (something done or felt) in a similar or appropriate fashion:
  2. To avenge (an insult or wrongdoing).
  3. To respond to (another) or do something to or for (another) in return for that person's action or emotion:

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• repay

  1. To pay back:
  2. To give back, either in return or in compensation:
  3. To make a return or compensation for:

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  1. To pay back:
  2. To give back, either in return or in compensation:
  3. To make a return or compensation for:

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• retaliate

  1. To do something in response to an action done to oneself or an associate, especially to attack or injure someone as a response to a hurtful action.
  2. To pay back (an injury) in kind.

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  1. To do something in response to an action done to oneself or an associate, especially to attack or injure someone as a response to a hurtful action.
  2. To pay back (an injury) in kind.

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• return

  1. To go or come back, as to an earlier condition or place:
  2. To revert in speech, thought, or practice:
  3. To revert to a former owner.

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  1. To go or come back, as to an earlier condition or place:
  2. To revert in speech, thought, or practice:
  3. To revert to a former owner.

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To exchange

• give-and-take

  1. The practice of compromise.
  2. Lively exchange of ideas or conversation:

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  1. The practice of compromise.
  2. Lively exchange of ideas or conversation:

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• alternate

  1. To occur in a successive manner:
  2. To act or proceed by turns:
  3. To pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another:

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  1. To occur in a successive manner:
  2. To act or proceed by turns:
  3. To pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another:

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• interchange

  1. To switch each of (two things) into the place of the other.
  2. To give and receive mutually; exchange.
  3. To cause to succeed each other in a series or pattern; alternate:

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  1. To switch each of (two things) into the place of the other.
  2. To give and receive mutually; exchange.
  3. To cause to succeed each other in a series or pattern; alternate:

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