getting even (for)
phrase
as in avenging
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for He took measures to get even for the theft of his school lunch. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- avenging
- venging
- retaliating
- revenging
- redressing
- requiting
- punishing
- paying (back)
- penalizing
- scourging
- correcting
- fixing
- disciplining
- castigating
- repaying
- getting
- chastening
- chastising
- compensating
- righting
- recompensing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- remitting
- forgiving
- excusing
- condoning
- pardoning
- absolving