Apology
Apology noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.
Retribution and apology are semantically related in atonement topic. In some cases you can use "Retribution" instead a noun "Apology".
Retribution
Retribution noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.
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Synonyms for Retribution
Apology and retribution are semantically related in atonement topic. Sometimes you can use "Apology" instead a noun "Retribution".
Nearby Word: retributive
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- satisfaction and apology
- satisfaction and retribution
- compensation and apology
- compensation and retribution
- redress and apology
- redress and retribution
- penance and apology
- penance and retribution
- atonement and apology
- atonement and retribution
- reparation and apology
- reparation and retribution
- recompense and apology
- recompense and retribution
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Sure, Kevin pushes him down after the electric candle debacle, but Buzz still gets away with conning the whole family with an insincere apology after the fact, and suffers no retribution.
Source: Film / Home Alone -
Disproportionate Retribution: In the episode "The Last Time I Saw Maris", Niles finally stands up to Maris after she left for a three-day shopping spree without telling him and calls her out on her thoughtlessness, telling her that he'll be waiting for an apology.
Source: Series / Frasier
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