avenges
Rights a wrong
Avenges is the third-person singular of avenge, meaning to inflict punishment or harm in return for a wrong done to oneself or another.
Where revenge focuses on personal satisfaction, avenge often carries a sense of justice or honor: She avenges her father's murder.
The word appears frequently in action narratives and superhero stories.
Retaliation for wrongs
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
feud · nemesis · settling scores · blood feud · eye for an eye · reprisal · getting even · reckoning
Offensive response to aggression
- strike backRespond with force
- hit backRespond with counterattack
- respondGive a reply
- reciprocateReturn in kind
punish · counterstrike · backlash · offensive · assault · ambush · confront · pursue
Intense hostile emotion
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- indignationAnger from mistreatment
outrage · grief · loss · pain · suffering · betrayal · hurt · anguish
Morally good, justified
- vindicateClear of wrongdoing
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- defenderOne who guards another
- protectorOne who safeguards others
honor · wronged · victim · injustice · righting wrongs · vigilante · crusader · hero
Penalty for an offense
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- downfallSudden loss of power
- defeatVictory over another
- demiseCessation of existence
karma · ruin · undoing · fall · humiliation · disgrace · just deserts · poetic justice
payback
Retaliation for wrongs
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
grudge · feud · nemesis · settling scores · blood feud · eye for an eye · reprisal · getting even · reckoning · fury
counterattack
Offensive response to aggression
- strike backRespond with force
- hit backRespond with counterattack
- respondGive a reply
reciprocate · punish · counterstrike · backlash · offensive · assault · ambush · confront · pursue · hunt
anger
Intense hostile emotion
indignation · outrage · grief · loss · pain · suffering · betrayal · hurt · anguish · sorrow
righteous
Morally good, justified
protector · honor · wronged · victim · injustice · righting wrongs · vigilante · crusader · hero · noble cause
punishment
Penalty for an offense
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- downfallSudden loss of power
- defeatVictory over another
demise · karma · ruin · undoing · fall · humiliation · disgrace · just deserts · poetic justice · fate
avengesforgives
Ceases to blame
pardons · absolves · excuses · condones · exonerates
- The Avengers
- avenging angelDivine agent of retribution
- Avengers Endgame2019 superhero saga finale
- masked avengerDisguised person seeking justice
- Avengers TowerSuperhero team's headquarters building