Synonyms of vengeance

vengeance

noun

ˈven-jən(t)s 

as in revenge

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

sought vengeance after his sister was murdered

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vengeance

Rather than addressing these critical security threats, the Pakistani military’s resources have been diverted to a campaign of vengeance against political opponents such as PTI. —Imran Khan, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025

Phil Oh’s Best Street Style Photos From the Fall 2025 Shows in Milan Stewart learned well from his less-than-wonderful hosting job in 2006, coming back two years later—the year Hollywood’s Writers Guild went on strike—with a vengeance. —John Ortved, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025

UConn men’s basketball came out with a vengeance last week. —Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2025

There has been a vehemence, a ferocity, even a kind of rage to his conduct that transcends the mere pursuit of vengeance. —Varad Mehta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025

Phrases Containing vengeance

• with a vengeance