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Tit for tat synonyms

revenge (related)

An opportunity to retaliate, as by a return sports match after a defeat:

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exchange (related)

The act or an instance of exchanging:

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One thing in return for another

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Violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.

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an eye for an eye

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like-for-like

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forgiveness (related)

The action of forgiving.

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a tooth for a tooth

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(Idiomatic) compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.

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double-dealing (related)

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retaliatory (related)

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knee-jerk (related)

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Something given or done in return; repayment, reward, retaliation, or compensation

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Being essentially equal, all things considered:

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something for something

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US spelling of counter-attack.

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A blow given in return

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The act or fact of reciprocating; interchange.

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Vengeance is something done in revenge, such as a punishment issued.

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attack (related)

The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire:

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Any situation in which the quality or quantity of one thing must be decreased for another to be increased.

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An act of retaliation; a counterattack

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Reprisal is an act of using force or causing injury for vengeance.

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(Theology) Punishment or reward distributed in a future life based on performance in this one.

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measure for measure

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black-hearted (related)

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Find another word for tit for tat. In this page you can discover 26 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for tit for tat, like: revenge, exchange, quid pro quo, retaliation, an eye for an eye, like-for-like, forgiveness, a tooth for a tooth, eye-for-an-eye, double-dealing and retaliatory.