retaliatorily
As payback action
In a retaliatory manner—as payback or revenge for a perceived wrong.
The word is cumbersome and rarely used; *in retaliation* or *retaliatory* usually serve better: The company retaliatorily fired the whistleblower, though most would say fired in retaliation.
Punishing a wrongdoer
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- vengeanceRetaliation for injury
- avengerRetribution dealer
nemesis · grudge · wrath · score-settling · comeuppance · spite · malice · vindictiveness
Retaliatory military action
- counterblowRetaliatory strike
- counteroffensiveRetaliatory military operation
- countermeasureDefense against a threat
- counteractionNeutralizing opposing effort
riposte · parry · offensive · ambush · raid · foray · incursion · assault
Equivalent retaliation strategy
- quid-pro-quoExchange of equivalents
- mutualityShared dependence or exchange
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
- reciprocateReturn in kind
interchange · equivalence · in-kind · proportional · matching · mirroring · corresponding · answering
Penalty for an offense
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- justiceFair treatment under law
- redressCompensation for injury
requital · reckoning · disciplinary · corrective · punishing · chastisement · consequences · accountability
revenge
Punishing a wrongdoer
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- vengeanceRetaliation for injury
avenger · nemesis · grudge · wrath · score-settling · comeuppance · spite · malice · vindictiveness · resentment
counterstrike
Retaliatory military action
- counterblowRetaliatory strike
- counteroffensiveRetaliatory military operation
- countermeasureDefense against a threat
counteraction · riposte · parry · offensive · ambush · raid · foray · incursion · assault · charge
tit-for-tat
Equivalent retaliation strategy
- quid-pro-quoExchange of equivalents
- mutualityShared dependence or exchange
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
reciprocate · interchange · equivalence · in-kind · proportional · matching · mirroring · corresponding · answering · reactive
punishment
Penalty for an offense
redress · requital · reckoning · disciplinary · corrective · punishing · chastisement · consequences · accountability · enforcement
reaction
Response to stimulus
answer · reply · rejoinder · rebound · blowback · kickback · feedback · repercussion · consequence · aftermath
retaliatorilyforgivingly
With mercy shown
mercifully · graciously · clemently · magnanimously · charitably
retaliatorilypeacefully
In tranquil fashion
pacifically · peaceably · passively · submissively · meekly