Synonyms for retribution
ˌrɛ trəˈbyu ʃənret·ri·bu·tion

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1. retribution

   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, revenge, 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. retribution

   Synonyms:
   penalty, repayment, reward, compensation, punishment, visitation

   Antonyms:
   condonation, remission, pardon, reprieve, non-retribution, sparing

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1. retribution, requitalnoun

   a justly deserved penalty

   Synonyms:
   vengeance, requital, payback, payment

2. retributionnoun

   the act of correcting for your wrongdoing

   Synonyms:
   vengeance, requital, payback

3. vengeance, retribution, paybacknoun

   the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

   "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution"

   Synonyms:
   vengeance, requital, payback

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1. • Correction
   • Penalty
   • Retaliation

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1. retributionnoun

   Synonyms:
   [Used especially with respect to the divine government.] repayment, requital, recompense, reward, compensation, return

2. retributionnoun

   Synonyms:
   distribution of rewards and punishments

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1. retributionnoun

   Synonyms:
   retaliation, repayment, requital

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1. List of paraphrases for "retribution":

   retaliation, revenge, reprisal, vengeance, punishment, retaliatory, counter-violence

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1. Donald Trump:

   The U.S. is going to substantially reduce taxes and regulations on businesses, but any business that leaves our country for another country, fires its employees, builds a new factory or plant in the other country, and then thinks it will sell its product back into the U.S. without retribution or consequences, is WRONG!

2. Hugh Dugan:

   Retribution for victims is rarely if at all available through U.N. processes, here’s thinking out of the box: Might victims be so motivated to bring the first sexual abuse case to the International Criminal Court? It was set up to prosecute individuals — not states — for the international crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes when national courts are unwilling or unable to prosecute criminals. Filing such a case would challenge the culture of wristslapping and impunity, which is likely to persist.

3. Acting CEO Susanne Lyons:

   We need to have a culture that does not make it difficult for people to speak up. Not a culture of retribution, not a culture in which there is protection of others who are accused, so I think there is a strong awareness and knowledge that that's what needs to change. How that happens over time is a much longer-term process.

4. Greg Valliere:

   Politicians can seek retribution in terms of tax policy or regulations. It's a fine line these companies have to walk. This could backfire if they're too aggressive.

5. Thomas Modly:

   This decision is not one of retribution.