retaliate | Definition of retaliate

Synonyms and Antonyms of retaliate

to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for

retaliated his neighbor's malicious destruction of his flower garden by cutting down the man's prize apple tree

Synonyms of retaliate

avenge, redress, requite, revenge, venge [archaic]

Words Related to retaliate

castigate, fix, get, penalize, punish, scourge

chasten, chastise, correct, discipline

compensate, pay (back), recompense, repay

Phrases Synonymous with retaliate

Near Antonyms of retaliate

absolve, condone, excuse, forgive, pardon, remit