Retribution synonyms and antonyms

rĕt'rə-byo͝o'shən

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retaliation
Violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.
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reward
(Psychology) The return for performance of a desired behavior; positive reinforcement.
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revenge (related)
The act of taking vengeance for injuries or wrongs; retaliation:
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recompense
That which compensates for an injury.
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reprisal
(Archaic) The act of taking something from an enemy by way of retaliation or indemnity.
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nemesis
Retributive justice in its execution or outcome:
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requital
A requiting or being requited
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apostasy (related)
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vengeance
The desire to make such a return
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punishment (related)
Sanctions such as fine, confinement, or loss of rights to property administered to a person convicted of a crime.
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compensation
Payment for services; esp., wages or remuneration
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justice
The title of a justice of court.
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payback
(Countable) A form of recompense.
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penalty
(Finance) A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
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repayment
The act of repaying
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return
A return ticket.
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forgiveness (antonym)
The action of forgiving.
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pardon (antonym)
(Roman Catholic Church) An indulgence.
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tit for tat
Tit for tat is defined as a repayment of equal value for a trade or for retaliation.
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an eye for an eye
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a tooth for a tooth
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like-for-like
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attack (related)
The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire:
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damnation (related)
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disobedience (related)
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banishment (related)
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just-deserts
(Idiomatic) A punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved.
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correction
Punishment and rehabilitation within a prison system
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sympathy (antonym)
A mutual liking or understanding arising from sameness of feeling
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counterattack
US spelling of counter-attack.
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counterblow
A blow given in return
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reciprocation
The act or fact of reciprocating; interchange.
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Retribution Sentence Examples

  • He decided to back down, in fear of violent retribution.

  • The bullies became targets of her retribution.

  • I was quite ill afterward, and I wonder if retribution also overtook the turkey.

  • He considered his unlucky circumstances to be retribution for his past decisions.

  • Not a single friend, not a single enemy, was forgotten; the slightest service, the slightest wrong, had its place assigned in her faithful and implacable memory for retribution or reward.

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