RETALIATED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

retaliated

verb

past tense of retaliate

as in avenged

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

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Recent Examples of retaliated Clement argued the president violated the First Amendment rights of the law firm and had unlawfully retaliated against them. — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026 Canada retaliated with its own set of near-analogous duties on more than $20 billion in American goods in early September. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 The rebel group retaliated by declaring the truce dead and announced a naval blockade on Saudi ships. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 Two officers who conducted the internal investigation into Martin’s use of force sued the city for violating the Whistleblower Act, alleging they were retaliated against for recommending to Fitzgerald that Martin be fired. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026 Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu/Getty Israel retaliated by giving Britain 30 days to close its east Jerusalem consulate. — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Clarke hit MacKinnon along the boards, and the latter retaliated with a stick to the defenseman’s shin. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026 In a 2020 lawsuit, Dougan alleged he was retaliated against after an investigation was conducted into a complaint of gender discrimination that originated in the Fire Department’s Communications Center. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 In fact, some Gulf states have even retaliated against the Islamic Republic. — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026

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avenged

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Both teams are in a similar boat as SEC contenders that have avenged an early season conference loss.

— PJ Green October 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
Here are three takeaways from UCLA’s fifth win, which kept the Bruins among nine remaining undefeated Football Bowl Subdivision schools and avenged one of Chesney’s two losses last season when his magical run at James Madison ended against Oregon.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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