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

Matched Categories

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. So I Married an Axe Murderer:

   John Johnson Now this is something the other tour guides won't tell you. In this particular cell-block, Machine Gun Kelly had what we call in the prison system, a bitch. And one night in a jealous rage Kelly took a make-shift knife or shiv, and cut out the bitch's eyes. And as if this wasn't enough retribution for Kelly, the next day he and four other inmates took turns pissing into the bitch's ocular cavities. (short pause) This way to the cafeteria

2. 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.

3. Aoibhin Meghen:

   The Pope needs to take responsibility for the actions of Pope John Paul II clergy, although Leo Varadkar hopefully hasn't had any involvement in the abuse, Leo Varadkar is the figurehead for the church, so it's Leo Varadkar responsibility to promise action and retribution for the people who have been wronged.

4. Fred Redmond:

   We're not saying this is going to be easy, we're not giving up on it... It's a piece of legislation that basically levels the playing field so workers don't have to face retribution and abuse.

5. Meredith Montgomery:

   Dogs, and potentially cats, may be experiencing severe anxiety, which results in these fear-based or anxiety-based behaviors, but it's not some form of retribution against the owners. It's because they're experiencing a really heightened emotional state.