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1. (verb) revenge, avenge, retaliate
take revenge for a perceived wrong
Synonyms: strike back, revenge, avenge, retaliate

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

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