33
revenge(noun, act, attack, power, right)
31
reprisal(noun, act, attack, power, right)
26
requital(noun, support, act, attack, return)
26
vengeance(noun, act, attack, power, right)
25
retribution(noun, act, attack, power, right)
13
punishment(noun, compensation, redress, due, revenge)
13
reciprocation(noun, act, attack, yield, account)
12
counteraction(noun, act, attack, balance, trade)
12
counterblow(noun, act, attack, balance, trade)
10
comeback(noun, account, answer, response, reaction)
10
payback(noun, adverb, support, compensation, revenge)
10
reaction(noun, attack, account, answer, response)
10
redress(noun, support, release, discharge, return)
10
tit for tat(noun, expression, idiom, adverb, act)
9
recompense(noun, adverb, support, power, discharge)
9
repayment(noun, support, power, right, return)
8
retort(noun, blame, account, answer, response)
8
answer(noun, account, response, reaction, reply)
8
compensation(noun, adverb, power, right, yield)
8
rebuttal(noun, response, reaction, comeback)
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