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Contexts Present participle for to respond or retaliate forcefully, counteracting or contradicting an action or statement (tennis) Present participle for to bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve Present participle for to exact revenge on someone Present participle for to retaliate or get revenge Verb ▲ Present participle for to respond or retaliate forcefully, counteracting or contradicting an action or statement controverting reacting responding retaliating countering fighting back reacting to responding to retaliating against getting back getting even striking back defending oneself against evening the score striking back at getting your own back “The row is set to intensify later this week when the producers will hit back with a rebuttal of the criticisms in the letter.” Verb ▲ (tennis) Present participle for to bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve returning sending back throwing back Verb ▲ Present participle for to exact revenge on someone repaying revenging avenging retaliating getting even getting even with making restitution getting revenge squaring accounts evening the score making reprisal settling the score getting back at getting your own back on paying someone back in his reciprocating fighting back giving as good as one gets exacting retribution giving tit for tat getting back at someone letting someone see how it feels paying back giving someone a taste of their own medicine revenging oneself giving someone their comeuppance returning like for like counterattacking reacting taking reprisals striking back wreaking revenge getting your own back returning the compliment taking revenge avenging oneself settling accounts giving someone a Roland for an Oliver rising to the bait giving someone a dose of their own medicine returning fire exacting revenge requiting venging countering taking an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth responding putting up a fight paying out taking the bait taking an eye for an eye paying someone back in their own coin settling a score serving out getting replying counteracting returning the favour returning the favor fixing someone returning tit for tat sorting out demanding an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth giving someone their just deserts getting square turning the tables taking vengeance hitting back at counterworking parrying redressing recompensing turning upon getting even for wreaking vengeance turning the tables on giving as good as you get Verb ▲ Present participle for to retaliate or get revenge avenging requiting revenging retaliating redressing venging repaying vindicating bewreaking chastening chastising punishing retributing spiting getting even evening the score exacting retribution retaliating for taking revenge getting even for getting back at paying someone back for taking vengeance getting revenge for taking revenge for taking vengeance for evening the score for hitting back for sticking it to getting your own back for getting even with someone for taking satisfaction coming back at taking satisfaction for paying back wreaking revenge on recriminating reciprocating getting redress for giving comeuppance settling up giving like for like giving just desserts exacting revenge on fighting back making reprisal repaying in kind for returning like for like exacting revenge for making reprisal for giving tit for tat kicking back settling with avenging oneself getting even with taking vengeance on taking an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth squaring things up settling a score with retaliating on letting someone see how it feels paying back in spades taking an eye for an eye for settling the score with getting satisfaction for getting your own back returning the compliment paying out giving someone a taste of their own medicine getting revenge on getting your own back on fixing one's wagon giving someone their just deserts taking an eye for an eye giving someone their comeuppance turning the tables on retaliating against seeking payback for taking revenge on giving someone a Roland for an Oliver giving someone a dose of their own medicine taking reprisals against giving as good as one gets making retaliation for taking reprisals for taking reprisals getting revenge making restitution paying someone back in his settling old scores Find more words! 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