All retaliation synonyms
re·tal·i·a·tion
R r noun retaliation
- guerdon — a reward, recompense, or requital.
- counterblow — a retaliatory blow
- counterstroke — a counterattack
- defrayal — payment of some or all charges or expenses.
- an eye for an eye — You say 'an eye for an eye' or 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth' to refer to the idea that people should be punished according to the way in which they offended, for example if they hurt someone, they should be hurt equally badly in return.
- countermove — A countermove is an action that someone takes in response to an action by another person or group.
- neutralization — the act, process, or an instance of neutralizing.
- counteroffensive — a series of attacks by a defending force against an attacking enemy
- amortization — the process of amortizing a debt
- defrayment — payment of some or all charges or expenses.
- answer back — If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
- comeback — If someone such as an entertainer or sports personality makes a comeback, they return to their profession or sport after a period away.
- bile — Bile is a liquid produced by your liver which helps you to digest fat.
- feedback — Electronics. the process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input (negative feedback) or to aid the input (positive feedback) acoustic feedback.
- accruement — the action of accruing
- entitlement — The fact of having a right to something.
- due — together; in unison.
- ill feeling — animosity or resentment felt toward another.
- avengement — (rare) The inflicting of retributive punishment; satisfaction taken.
- biles — Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- counterattack — If you counterattack, you attack someone who has attacked you.
- counterstrike — a retaliatory strike
- annuity — An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
- comeuppance — If you say that someone has got their comeuppance, you approve of the fact that they have been punished or have suffered for something wrong that they have done.
- downs — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- backlash — A backlash against a tendency or recent development in society or politics, is a sudden, strong reaction against it.
- antiphon — a short passage, usually from the Bible, recited or sung as a response after certain parts of a liturgical service
- counteraction — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
- neutralisation — The act of neutralising.
- amortisation — Alternative spelling of amortization.
- mercilessness — without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
adv retaliation
- meed — a reward or recompense.
- measure for measure — a comedy (1604) by Shakespeare.
- lex talionis — the principle or law of retaliation that a punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice.