Synonyms of retribution

retribution

noun

ˌre-trə-ˈbyü-shən 

as in revenge

the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury

the neighborhood is being torn apart by an endless cycle of gang violence and retribution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revenge
• retaliation
• vengeance
• punishment
• reprisal
• payback
• compensation
• counterattack
• requital
• chastisement
• castigation
• wrath
• counteroffensive
• correction
• counter
• redress
• penalty
• restitution
• amends
• indemnity
• reparation(s)
• recompense
• indemnification
• discipline
• desert(s)
• recoupment
• nemesis
• remuneration
• quittance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mercy
• grace
• leniency
• clemency
• forgiveness
• pardon
• remission
• lenity

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of retribution

The White House defended the president’s pardon, pointing to President-elect Trump’s vows of retribution in his next term. —Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024

Part of their argument against Trump and Republican leaders is expected to be that the president-elect is violating norms with his talk of taking retribution against his enemies. —Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024

If there was any doubt that President-elect Donald Trump intends to follow through with his promises of radical change and retribution, both here at home and abroad, those doubts have been erased. —ABC News, 1 Dec. 2024

Their desire for retribution would turn the next election cycle into one of the most vitriolic in American history—closing the Era of Good Feelings for good. —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2024