Synonyms for revenge
rɪˈvɛndʒre·venge

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1. revengenoun

   Synonyms:
   payback

2. revengeverb

   To take one's revenge (on or upon) someone.

   I will revenge myself upon you!

   Synonyms:
   payback

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1. revenge

   Revenge is the act of making return for an injury done to oneself by doing injury to another person. Retaliation and revenge are personal and often bitter. Retaliation may be partial; revenge is meant to be complete, and may be excessive. Vengeance, which once meant an indignant vindication of justice, now signifies the most furious and unsparing revenge. Revenge emphasizes more the personal injury in return for which it is inflicted, vengeance the ill desert of those upon whom it is inflicted. A requital is strictly an even return, such as to quit one of obligation for what has been received, and even if poor or unworthy is given as complete and adequate. Avenging and retribution give a solemn sense of exact justice, avenging being more personal in its infliction, whether by God or man, and retribution the impersonal visitation of the doom of righteous law. Compare AVENGE; HATRED; REQUITE.

   Synonyms:
   avenging, requital, retaliation, retribution, vengeance

   Antonyms:
   compassion, excuse, forgiveness, grace, mercy, pardon, pardon, pity, reconciliation

   Preposition:
   To take revenge upon the enemy, for the injury.

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1. revengenoun

   Synonyms:
   retaliation, vengeance, retribution, requital

   Antonyms:
   condonation, pardon, compassion, remission

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1. retaliation, revengeverb

   action taken in return for an injury or offense

   Synonyms:
   retaliation

2. revenge, avenge, retaliateverb

   take revenge for a perceived wrong

   "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"

   Synonyms:
   strike back, avenge, retaliate

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1. revengeverb

   Synonyms:
   retaliate, requite, take vengeance for

2. revengeverb

   Synonyms:
   avenge, vindicate by punishment

3. revengenoun

   Synonyms:
   retaliation, requital (of an injury)

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1. revengenoun

   Synonyms:
   vengeance, retaliation

2. revengeverb

   Synonyms:
   avenge, retaliate, wreak vengeance

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1. List of paraphrases for "revenge":

   vengeance, retaliation, vendetta, avenge, retaliatory, retribution, reprisal, payback, retaliate, vindictiveness, reprisals, retaliating, contrast, avenging

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1. Ashraf Salah:

   They were…chanting: ‘With our souls and blood, we will defend you, oh Islam! We will not leave you; we will take revenge for you!

2. Yitzhak Rabin:

   We have no desire for revenge. We harbor no hatred towards you. We, like you, are people who want to build a home, to plant a tree, to love, live side by side with you in dignity, in empathy, as human beings, as free men. We are today giving peace a chance and again saying to you in a clear voice: Enough.

3. Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel:

   It’s less about revenge and more about specific deterrence, i saw Gawker pioneer a unique and incredibly damaging way of getting attention by bullying people even when there was no connection with the public interest.

4. Jean Baudrillard:

   There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world.

5. Prince William:

   Revenge is sweet, I'll be looking forward to this.