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revenge
noun as in retaliation for wrong, grievance
Strongest matches
Strong matches
animus, avenging, counterblow, counterinsurgency, counterplay, fight, malevolence, rancor, repayment, requital, return, ruthlessness, satisfaction, sortie, spitefulness, vengefulness, vindictiveness
Weak matches
avengment, eye for an eye, getting even, ill will, implacability, measure for measure, tit for tat
Example Sentences
The next year, he and some of his tribesmen joined the SDF determined to exact revenge and regain control of their tribal lands.
"Do not feel sorry for me because my wife and my children are by my side... but this morning I feel deep sorrow for a France humiliated by a will for revenge."
Panahi dabbles in the road movie, the revenge thriller, even the “getting the band back together” comedy.
Right, because what people don’t understand, and I can’t speak for Carly, but there’s a difference between revenge and revenge fantasy.
It has an ideology of Islamic resistance to Israel, and knows that without weapons its Palestinian enemies will come for revenge.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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