2. (verb)retaliate, strike back make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil Synonyms: avenge, strike back, revenge, retaliate
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'retaliate'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. retaliate Avenge and revenge, once close synonyms, are now far apart in meaning. To avenge is to visit some offense with punishment, in order to vindicate the righteous, or to uphold and illustrate t Synonyms: avenge, punish, retaliate, revenge, vindicate, visit