Synonyms of payback

payback 1 of 2

noun

ˈpā-ˌbak 

as in revenge

the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury

we are hoping to get payback for the humiliating defeat we suffered at the hands of our rivals during our last matchup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revenge
• retaliation
• retribution
• vengeance
• punishment
• reprisal
• compensation
• requital
• counterattack
• chastisement
• counter
• castigation
• counteroffensive
• correction
• amends
• penalty
• restitution
• indemnity
• wrath
• redress
• reparation(s)
• recompense
• indemnification
• desert(s)
• recoupment
• discipline
• nemesis
• remuneration
• quittance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mercy
• grace
• leniency
• clemency
• forgiveness
• pardon
• remission
• lenity

pay back

2 of 2

phrase

as in reimburse

to make a return payment to

I already paid back what I owed you for groceries.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reimburse
• repay
• refund
• compensate
• render (to)
• give back
• pay off
• reciprocate
• pay up
• satisfy
• pay down
• liquidate
• recompense
• quit
• remunerate
• settle

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of payback

Noun

Advertisement The Lakers preseason road show is a result of a few different things — the game in Milwaukee functionally a payback for the Lakers hosting the Bucks last year in the preseason at Crypto. —Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024

Adams has claimed, to the annoyance of his fellow Democrats, that the charges against him are White House payback for his criticism of the Biden administration's immigration policies. —Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024

Another scam baiter, an American who uses the alias Kit Boga, tries to torment or prank the scammers as a form of payback. —Alana Semuels, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024

Gone are the days when Drysdale made payback an essential element of his persona. —Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024