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Synonyms for comeuppance
ˌkʌmˈʌp ənscome·up·pance
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Wiktionary
comeuppancenoun
Synonyms:
just desertscomeuppancenoun
A negative outcome which is justly deserved.
Synonyms:
just deserts
Princeton's WordNet
deserts, comeuppance, comeupancenoun
an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved
Synonyms:
comeupance, deserts
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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How to use comeuppance in a sentence?
There are studies that show that dopamine is released when we see a transgressor being punished, i think it’s possible that we just are chasing that hit that we get when we see someone that we’ve perceived to be a wrongdoer, get their comeuppance.
Finally, finally, the men who brutalized us and then laughed in our faces for decades have got their comeuppance.
Meteors fizz out, what she will learn in this institution is that it's glacial to begin with, and therefore no matter how far you rise, that's just how far you will ultimately get your comeuppance.
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