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payback
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of PAYBACK
the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury <we are hoping to get payback for the humiliating defeat we suffered at the hands of our rivals during our last matchup>
Related Words counter, counterattack, counteroffensive; castigation, chastisement, correction; desert(s), discipline, nemesis, penalty, punishment, wrath; amends, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, quittance, recompense, recoupment, redress, remuneration, reparation(s), restitution
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