Reprisal synonyms
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paying back
Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.
Violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.
US spelling of counter-attack.
revenge (related)
An opportunity to retaliate, as by a return sports match after a defeat:
A blow delivered in return.
A requiting or being requited
kindness (antonym)
An instance of kind behavior:
sympathy (antonym)
A mutual liking or understanding arising from sameness of feeling
An act of retaliation; a counterattack
The act or fact of reciprocating; interchange.
Tit for tat is defined as a repayment of equal value for a trade or for retaliation.
Vengeance is something done in revenge, such as a punishment issued.
an eye for an eye
a tooth for a tooth
like-for-like
attack (related)
The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire:
forgiveness (related)
The action of forgiving.
Find another word for reprisal. In this page you can discover 19 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for reprisal, like: paying back, retribution, retaliation, counterattack, revenge, counterblow, requital, kindness, sympathy, counteraction and reciprocation.