48 entries under retaliation topic. ×

42
reply(noun, verb, feeling, pass, return)
37
answer(noun, verb, feeling, pass, settle)
35
return(noun, verb, get, fix, feeling)
28
riposte(noun, verb, return, sign, report)
24
comeback(noun, verb, feeling, return, sign)
21
rejoinder(noun, feeling, return, sign, report)
20
response(noun, feeling, return, sign, report)
15
repartee(noun, return, sign, report, answer)
14
retaliate(verb, attack, return, acknowledge, deny)
14
reciprocate(verb, get, fix, attack, settle)
14
revenge(noun, verb, response, reply, retaliate)
11
retaliation(noun, blame, account, answer, response)
8
countercharge(noun, verb, answer, response, retaliate)
8
reprisal(noun, response, reply, snappy, riposte)
6
counterblow(noun, verb, retaliate)
6
exchange(noun, verb, return, counter, respond)
6
reciprocation(noun, feeling, return, attitude, account)
5
answer back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, return, acknowledge)
2
counteraction(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
2
give and take(expression, idiom)
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