Avengers
Those who retaliate
The Avengers are a team of superheroes in Marvel Comics and the blockbuster film franchise, featuring characters like Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and the Hulk.
The name suggests heroes who right cosmic wrongs.
In casual use, calling a group "the Avengers" implies an elite team assembled for a difficult mission: Marketing put together their Avengers for the product launch. (Lowercase avengers are people who exact retribution.)
Three-letter entertainment or electronics term
- superheroPowered champion against evil
- ThorGermanic thunder deity
- Iron ManArmored tech-hero persona
- Captain AmericaSupersoldier with vibranium shield
Hulk · Hawkeye · Thanos · Ultron · Loki · assembling · shawarma · Wakanda
Punishment for wrongdoing
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- vigilantesUnlicensed punishers of wrongdoers
- justiceFair treatment under law
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
reckoning · crusaders · champions · defenders · protectors · vindicators · nemesis · vendetta
Broadcast viewing device
- spyCovert information gatherer
- 1960sDecade after the fifties
- bowler hatStiff felt dome cap
- umbrellaHandheld rain shelter
Emma Peel · Diana Rigg · secret agent · cult classic · espionage · British · suave · witty
MCU
Three-letter entertainment or electronics term
Captain America · Hulk · Hawkeye · Thanos · Ultron · Loki · assembling · shawarma · Wakanda · Infinity War
retribution
Punishment for wrongdoing
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- vigilantesUnlicensed punishers of wrongdoers
- justiceFair treatment under law
payback · reckoning · crusaders · champions · defenders · protectors · vindicators · nemesis · vendetta · crusade
television
Broadcast viewing device
- spyCovert information gatherer
- 1960sDecade after the fifties
- bowler hatStiff felt dome cap
Emma Peel · Diana Rigg · umbrella · secret agent · cult classic · espionage · British · suave · witty · thriller
- MarvelIron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man, Thor, Hulk
- MCU moviesInfinity War, Black Panther, Thor, Iron Man, Captain America
- blockbustersHarry Potter, Finding Nemo, The Dark Knight, Spider-Man, Toy Story
- Comic Book MoviesBatman, Spider-Man, Superman, X-Men, The Dark Knight
- franchisesfranchise, Star Wars, franchising, franchises, franchisor
- Scarlett Johansson FilmsLucy, Jojo Rabbit, Hitchcock, Captain America, Infinity War
Avengersforgivers
Those who absolve offenses
pardoners · reconcilers · peacemakers · pacifists · appeasers
Avengersvillains
Evil characters in narratives
wrongdoers · perpetrators · aggressors · offenders · oppressors
AvengersHydra
Multi-headed mythical serpent
Thanos · Loki · Ultron · Thunderbolts
- The Avengers
- Avengers Endgame2019 superhero saga finale
- masked avengerDisguised person seeking justice
- Avengers TowerSuperhero team's headquarters building