COMEUPPANCE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word comeuppance. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for COMEUPPANCE
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payback | verb, nounv, 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 | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty | ||||||||
reckoning | nounn | |||||||
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, nounv, 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 | nounn | |||||||
noun • a justly deserved penalty • an act of requiting; returning in kind | ||||||||
retaliation | nounn | |||||||
noun • action taken in return for an injury or offense | ||||||||
retribution | nounn | |||||||
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, nounv, 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 | nounn | |||||||
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 | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life | ||||||||
just deserts | nounn | |||||||
noun • an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting | ||||||||
comeupance | nounn | |||||||
noun • an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting | ||||||||
poetic justice | nounn | |||||||
noun • an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting |