Retribution
Retribution noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.
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Synonyms for Retribution
Short shrift and retribution are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short shrift" instead a noun "Retribution".
Nearby Word: retributive
Short shrift
Short shrift noun - A brief and unsympathetic rejection.
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Synonyms for Short shrift
Retribution and short shrift are semantically related. You can use "Retribution" instead a noun phrase "Short shrift".
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- sanction and retribution
- sanction and short shrift
- hard work and retribution
- hard work and short shrift
- sentence and retribution
- sentence and short shrift
- forfeit and retribution
- forfeit and short shrift
- forfeiture and retribution
- forfeiture and short shrift
- pain and retribution
- pain and short shrift
- discipline and retribution
- discipline and short shrift
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Short shrift and Retribution. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/retribution/short_shrift
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