Reparation and Retaliation

Reparation

Reparation noun - Payment to another for a loss or injury.
Usage example: the government instituted a program of reparations to the descendants of Native Americans who were driven from their land
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Synonyms for Reparation

Retaliation and reparation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retaliation" instead the word "Reparation" as a noun or an adverb.

Nearby Words: repayment, reparable

Retaliation

Retaliation noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.
Usage example: police believe that the murder was in retaliation for an earlier gangland execution

Reparation and retaliation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reparation" instead the word "Retaliation" as a noun or an adverb.

Nearby Words: retaliate, retaliatory, retaliated, retaliating
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