Antonyms 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

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.4 / 8 votes

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.

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

   Synonyms:
   avenging, requital, retaliation, retribution, vengeance

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

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1. revengenoun

   Antonyms:
   condonation, pardon, compassion, remission

   Synonyms:
   retaliation, vengeance, retribution, requital

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1. • Punish

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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. revengenoun

   Synonyms:
   vengeance, retaliation

2. revengeverb

   Synonyms:
   avenge, retaliate, wreak vengeance

How to use revenge in a sentence?

1. Mikheil Saakashvili:

   I came here not to take revenge on someone and to punish someone, to destroy something. To destroy is not my style, i want, together with millions of Ukrainians, after an historic opportunity has arisen, with the new president, with the new team, to participate in the construction of a new Ukraine.

2. 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!

3. E. H. Chapin:

   Never does the human soul appear so strong and noble as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury.

4. Gregory Pagano:

   These are tall tales of enemies settling old scores – not because they had personal experiences with him but because of what group he’s identified with, there is no greater motive than revenge.

5. Bin Atef:

   We were wrongly arrested for 14 years without any charge against us but we are not looking for revenge. We want to live in Ghana quietly and peacefully and we want to put our life together.

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