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reprisal - 13 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | reprisal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | revenge |
| Synonyms: | eye for an eye*, requital, retaliation, retribution, vengeance, avengement, avenging, counterblow, counterstroke, paying back |
| Antonyms: | kindness, sympathy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | amends |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | compensation |
| Synonyms: | apology, atonement, indemnity, recompense, redress, reparation, reprisal, requital, restitution, restoration, satisfaction, expiation, indemnification, quittance |
| Main Entry: | compensation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | repayment; rectification |
| Synonyms: | advantage, allowance, amends, atonement, benefit, bonus, bread*, consideration, coverage, deserts*, earnings, fee*, gain, honorarium, indemnity, meet, pay, payment, payoff, premium, profit, reciprocity, reckoning, recompense, redress, reimbursement, remuneration, reparation, reprisal, requital, restitution, reward, salary, salt, satisfaction, scale, settlement, shake, stipend, take*, wage, counterclaim, damages, defrayal, indemnification, quittance, recoupment, remittal, remittance, take-home |
| Antonyms: | damage, deprivation, fine, forfeiture, loss, penalty |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | due |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expected reward |
| Synonyms: | claim, comeuppance, compensation, deserts*, interest, need, payment, perquisite, prerogative, privilege, rate, recompense, repayment, reprisal, retaliation, retribution, revenge, right, satisfaction, title, vengeance, be in line for, entitlement, guerdon, merits, rights, what is coming to one |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | redress |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | help, compensation |
| Synonyms: | aid, amendment, amends, assistance, atonement, change, correction, cure, ease, indemnity, justice, payment, recompense, reformation, rehabilitation, relief, remedy, remission, remodeling, renewal, repair, reparation, reprisal, requital, restitution, retribution, return, revision, reward, satisfaction, vengeance, balancing, conciliation, offsetting, quittance, rectification, reestablishment, reworking |
| Antonyms: | hurt, injury |
| Main Entry: | reparation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | compensation, amends |
| Synonyms: | adjustment, apology, atonement, dues, emolument, indemnity, payment, penance, recompense, redemption, redress, remuneration, renewal, repair, repayment, reprisal, requital, restitution, retribution, reward, satisfaction, settlement, damages, expiation, indemnification, making good, propitiation, quittance, squaring things |
| Antonyms: | extortion, penalty, theft |
| Main Entry: | restitution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | compensation, repayment |
| Synonyms: | amends, dues, indemnity, payment, rebate, recompense, redress, refund, reimbursement, remuneration, reparation, reprisal, requital, restoration, return, satisfaction, indemnification, quittance, squaring things |
| Antonyms: | dissatisfaction, fee, penalty, taking |
| Main Entry: | retort |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | snappy answer |
| Synonyms: | back talk, comeback, cooler, counter, crack*, gag*, jape, jest, joke, lip*, quip, rejoinder, repartee, reply, reprisal, respond, response, retaliation, return, revenge, riposte, sally, snappy comeback*, wisecrack, witticism, antiphon, back answer, parting shot, topper |
| Notes: | rejoin implies a sharp answer, but retort suggests the addition of criticism or an explicit charge |
| Antonyms: | question, request |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | retribution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | payback for another's action |
| Synonyms: | comeuppance, compensation, eye for an eye*, justice, punishment, reckoning, recompense, redress, repayment, reprisal, requital, retaliation, revenge, reward, satisfaction, vengeance, avengement, avenging, counterblow, just desserts, revanche, what for |
| Antonyms: | forgiveness, pardon, sympathy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | revenge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | retaliation for wrong, grievance |
| Synonyms: | animus, attack, eye for an eye*, fight, ill will, malevolence, measure for measure, rancor, repayment, reprisal, requital, retribution, return, satisfaction, sortie, tit for tat*, vengeance, avenging, avengment, counterblow, counterinsurgency, counterplay, getting even, implacability, ruthlessness, spitefulness, vengefulness, vindictiveness |
| Antonyms: | forgiveness, pardon, sympathy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vengeance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | retaliation for another's act |
| Synonyms: | eye for an eye*, repayment, reprisal, requital, retribution, return, revenge, tit for tat*, wrath, avengement, avenging, counterblow, evening of score, getting even, settling of score, vengefulness |
| Antonyms: | forgiveness, pardon |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | eye for an eye |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | retaliation for a wrong |
| Synonyms: | measure for measure, payback, reprisal, retaliation, retribution, revenge, tit for tat, vengeance, vindication, avenging, getting even, tooth for a tooth |
| Main Entry: | retaliation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vengeance |
| Synonyms: | eye for an eye*, punishment, reprisal, retribution, revenge |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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