revengers
Those who retaliate
Revengers are people who seek revenge.
The word appears in literary and dramatic contexts—Shakespeare's era produced revenge tragedies featuring protagonists obsessed with avenging wrongs.
In modern use, revengers often carries an archaic or theatrical flavor: The revengers plotted against those who had betrayed their family.
More commonly, people simply say "those seeking revenge."
Those who pay back
- vindicatorsThose who prove innocence
- vigilantesUnlicensed punishers of wrongdoers
- punishersThose who inflict penalties
- nemesesInescapable, unconquerable opponents
enforcers · equalizers · payback · reckoning · settling scores · eye for an eye · retaliation · retribution
Inherited cycle of retribution
- clan warfareCombat between family groups
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
- honor killingMurder for family disgrace
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
samurai · ronin · assassins · tribal justice · outlaws · brigands · rebels · insurgents
Classic revenge novel
- HamletDanish prince's revenge tragedy
- tragic heroCharacter whose flaw causes ruin
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
betrayal · conspiracy · plotting · scheming · downfall · poetic justice · Greek tragedy · Elizabethan
retaliators
Those who pay back
- vindicatorsThose who prove innocence
- vigilantesUnlicensed punishers of wrongdoers
- punishersThose who inflict penalties
nemeses · enforcers · equalizers · payback · reckoning · settling scores · eye for an eye · retaliation · retribution · wronged
blood feud
Inherited cycle of retribution
- clan warfareCombat between family groups
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
- honor killingMurder for family disgrace
duel · samurai · ronin · assassins · tribal justice · outlaws · brigands · rebels · insurgents · partisans
Count of Monte Cristo
Classic revenge novel
- HamletDanish prince's revenge tragedy
- tragic heroCharacter whose flaw causes ruin
- protagonistStory's central figure
antagonist · betrayal · conspiracy · plotting · scheming · downfall · poetic justice · Greek tragedy · Elizabethan · Medea
superheroes
Costumed figures with powers
- MarvelSuperhero media conglomerate
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- franchiseLicensed business operation
sequel · ensemble · villains · showdown · origin story · comics · action · CGI · climax · team-up
revengersforgivers
Those who absolve offenses
pardoners · reconcilers · absolver · peacemakers · excusers
revengerspeacemakers
Those who resolve conflicts
mediators · arbitrators · healers · restorers · conciliators
- take revengeReturn harm for harm
- bitter revenge
- sweet revengeGratifying retaliation
- revenge is sweetRetaliation feels rewarding
- revenge plotPlan to retaliate deliberately
- revenge pornNon-consensual intimate imagery distribution
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