Atonement and Payback

Atonement

Atonement noun - The act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity).
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Payback and atonement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Payback" instead an adverb "Atonement".

Nearby Words: atone, atoned, atoning

Payback

Payback noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.

Atonement and payback are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Atonement" instead an adverb "Payback".
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