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

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English Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  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.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. retribution

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

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

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. retributionnoun

    Synonyms:
    retaliation, repayment, requital

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How to use retribution in a sentence?

  1. Kellyanne Conway:

    I think that case should be left alone, i kind of like the fact that you can tweet at rich public officials without fear of retribution in the courts.

  2. President Vladimir Putin:

    It (our campaign) must be intensified in such a way that the criminals understand that retribution is inevitable.

  3. Stephanie Grisham:

    He'll be able to do whatever he wants, and we all know there is going to be retribution, there is going to be revenge. I guarantee there will be draconian policies, and they're not going to care because they don't have to run for reelection again.

  4. Amedy Coulibaly:

    What we are doing is completely legitimate, given what they are doing, you cannot attack and not expect retribution so you are playing the victim as if you don't understand what's happening.

  5. David Stebbins:

    At some point you would think that some segment of society, if not all of society, will say that enough is enough and this goes beyond seeking justice to excessive retribution, but unfortunately, I don't think we are there yet.


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