Retaliating

Synonyms for "retaliating" (14 found)

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Noun(4 words)
lash backpunish in kindpunitivereprisal

Related words (7)

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actactionadjectivebehaviorbehavioral descriptorconflict descriptordescriptive termpolicypolicy descriptorrespondstrategy

More specific

15 entries
counterattackcounterstrikedeterrent policydiplomatic reprisaleconomic sanctionget evenimpose sanctionsmilitary counteractionpunitive policyreprisalretaliatory actretaliatory actionsstrike backvengeful actswithdraw recognition

Collocations

17 entries
act of retaliationget back atlash backrespond in kindretaliating actretaliating actionretaliating gestureretaliating measureretaliating responseretaliatory actionretaliatory actionsretaliatory measuresretaliatory motiveretaliatory policystrike backtake revenge

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Inflections

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A Georgia law prohibits landlords from evicting or otherwise retaliating against tenants in response to complaints about housing conditions.

Source: tatoeba (12011683)

I think you're retaliating against me.

Source: tatoeba (12457226)

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