COMEUPPANCE Synonyms
2 hypernyms for comeuppance. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for COMEUPPANCE
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| payback | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment) • the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life | ||||||
| punishment | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty | ||||||
| reckoning | noun n | |||||
noun • problem solving that involves numbers or quantities • a bill for an amount due • the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order | ||||||
| recompense | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • payment or reward (as for service rendered) • the act of compensating for service or loss or injury verb • make amends for; pay compensation for • make payment to; compensate | ||||||
| requital | noun n | |||||
noun • a justly deserved penalty • an act of requiting; returning in kind | ||||||
| retaliation | noun n | |||||
noun • action taken in return for an injury or offense | ||||||
| retribution | noun n | |||||
noun • a justly deserved penalty • the act of correcting for your wrongdoing • the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life | ||||||
| reward | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing • payment made in return for a service rendered • an act performed to strengthen approved behavior • the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property • benefit resulting from some event or action verb • bestow honor or rewards upon • strengthen and support with rewards • act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions | ||||||
| satisfaction | noun n | |||||
noun • the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation • state of being gratified or satisfied • compensation for a wrong • (law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation • act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite | ||||||
| vengeance | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life | ||||||
| just deserts | noun n | |||||
noun • an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting | ||||||
| comeupance | noun n | |||||
noun • an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting | ||||||
| poetic justice | noun n | |||||
noun • an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting | ||||||