The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word AVENGE , but the solution may also be TAKEREVENGE which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Retaliate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AVENGE | 39 % | 6 |
| GETEVEN | 22 % | 7 |
| STRIKEBACK | 13 % | 10 |
| HITBACK | 9 % | 7 |
| TAKEREVENGE | 4 % | 11 |
| SETTLEASCORE | 4 % | 12 |
| SHOOTBACK | 4 % | 9 |
| PAYBACK | 4 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Retaliate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- revenge
- avenge
- reprisal
- counterattack
- respond
- answer
- reply
- react
- grind
- punish
- retaliations
- harass
Crossword Answer definitions
AVENGE noun- An act of vengeance; a revenge.
- To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
- To take vengeance.
- To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result AVENGE
- Punish in return for
- Settle, as an old score
- Exact satisfaction for
- Even the score
- Get even for
- Get even
- Settle the score
- Repay in a way
- Get payback for
- Vindicate
More clues leading to the result GETEVEN
- Exact revenge
- Seek comeuppance
- Square things
- Take revenge
- Retaliate
- Settle a score
- Take vengeance
- Settle things
- Avenge a wrong
- Be revenged