Avenge

/əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/

Synonyms for "avenge" (54 found)

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Verb(6 words)
even the scoreexact vengeanceget backget one's own backjustifyredress
get even withlaunch a vendettapay backpay outpunishrecompenseredressrepayreprisalrequital

Related words (27)

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blood vengeancelegal redressmoral restorationprivate vengeancepublic vindicationrevenge act

Collocations

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avenge a betrayalavenge a wrongavenge someoneavenge the insultavenging actavenging justice

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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He will avenge the people on their oppressor.

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They determined to avenge their father's death on their uncle.

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Who will avenge the death of Karl?

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He killed him to avenge his dead father.

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