Synonyms & related words for vengeance

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of vengeance — including retribution, revenge, revanche, retaliation, vendetta, reprisal. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to vengeance

Explore words related to vengeance — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include payback, unrevenged, venge, avenge, revenger, vengeful, talion, retaliative. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for vengeance

Common synonyms for vengeance include retribution, revenge, revanche, retaliation, vendetta, reprisal, vengefulness, requital — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does vengeance come from?

The word vengeance breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root venge-, from Latin vindico (“avenge, claim”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.