Reprisal and Wrath

Reprisal

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

Usage example: after defeating them last year in the finals, our team nervously awaited the expected reprisal by our archrivals in this year's tournament

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Synonyms for Reprisal

Antonyms for Reprisal

Wrath and reprisal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrath" instead a noun "Reprisal".

Nearby Words: reprise, reprised, reprising

Wrath

Wrath noun - Suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense.

Usage example: the evangelist warned the gathering that unrepentant sinners would suffer the wrath of God

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Reprisal and wrath are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reprisal" instead a noun "Wrath".

Nearby Word: wrathful

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

full	full reprisal	full wrath
direct	direct reprisal	direct wrath
original	original reprisal	original wrath
legal	legal reprisal	legal wrath
Other adjectives: heavy, violent, potential, immediate, deadly.

Both words in one sentence

He was also known as one of the best villains to ever grace the Star Trek franchise, Khan Noonien Singh, from the original episode "Space Seed" and his reprisal of the role in what's widely considered the finest of the original series films Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

Source: Creator / Ricardo Montalban

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