HELL TO PAY Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase hell to pay. (close relations)
Definition of HELL TO PAY
Best Alternative Words for HELL TO PAY
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comeuppance | nounn | |||||||
noun • an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting | ||||||||
fallout | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion • any adverse and unwanted secondary effect | ||||||||
payment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sum of money paid or a claim discharged • the act of paying money • an act of requiting; returning in kind | ||||||||
penalty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty • a payment required for not fulfilling a contract • the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition • (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
vengeance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life | ||||||||
consequences | nounn | |||||||
noun • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon • the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual • having important effects or influence |