Synonyms for tit for tat
ˈtɪt fər ˈtættit for tat

Princeton's WordNet

1. tit for tatnoun

   an equivalent given in return

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1. tit for tat

   Synonyms:
   equivalent (in retaliation), measure for measure, diamond cut diamond

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1. tit for tat

   Read the full text of the Tit for Tat poem by Christopher Morley on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Akhil Bery:

   Despite both countries' desire to avoid a major escalation, there remains a risk of tit-for-tat retaliatory action.

2. Vishnu Varathan:

   There certainly is going to be pronounced risks mainly because we've now moved on to the tit-for-tat-for-tit phase of it, this is going to drag on until they can all come to the table and agree to even the playing field. But the unpredictability of the situation continues to rattle the markets.

3. Steven Butler:

   This action will not stop the ongoing tit-for-tat between China and the United States, and may escalate it. China should stop trying to control and intimidate foreign news bureaus and allow them to hire Chinese staff freely and directly.

4. John Driscoll:

   With Trump's politics, we're in a world of re-aligning alliances. China will not just swallow U.S. tariffs, this is tit-for-tat petroleum diplomacy.

5. Paul Fage:

   It's not clear where the end-point is for these tit-for-tat tariffs - China will feel it has to make some sort of response.