Synonyms for payback
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Noun
1. Revenge — an act of revenge
revenge, retribution, repayment, vengeance, recompense, reprisal, poetic justice, just deserts, getback, retaliation
Definitions
- n. 1
An act of revenge.
They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback.
Related words
- Phrases
- community payback
Forms
- Plural
- paybacks → revenges, retributions, repayments, vengeances…
Example sentences
- revenge I'll take my revenge on him at all costs tomorrow.
- vengeance She wanted vengeance because she was not invited.
- repayment Student loan repayment begins next month.
- retribution You can make your choice freely without fear of retribution.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| payback | rising | |
| revenge | rising | |
| vengeance | rising | |
| repayment | falling | |
| retribution | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- revenge2, getback
- 8 letters
- reprisal3
- 9 letters
- vengeance2, repayment3
- 10 letters
- recompense3
- 11 letters
- retaliation5, retribution4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (revenge2 = 2 syllables).