16
revenge(noun, verb, act, attack, balance)
13
reprisal(noun, act, attack, balance, trade)
13
vengeance(noun, act, attack, balance, exchange)
11
retaliation(noun, act, attack, balance, trade)
9
reciprocation(noun, act, attack, balance, trade)
9
retribution(noun, act, attack, balance, trade)
9
counterattack(noun, act, attack, balance, trade)
8
counteraction(noun, act, attack, balance, trade)
7
requital(noun, act, attack, trade, exchange)
7
wages
5
exchange(noun, verb, trade, retaliate, correspondence)
5
retort(noun, verb, retaliate, retaliation)
5
avenge(verb, retaliate, revenge)
5
counter(noun, verb, retaliate)
5
counterstroke(retaliation, revenge, payback)
4
redress(noun, verb, compensation, retaliate, revenge)
4
return(noun, attack, grievance, retaliation, revenge)
3
countercharge(noun, verb, retaliate, retaliation)
3
tit for tat(noun, expression, idiom, act, attack)
2
foil(noun, contrast)
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