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单词 avenging
释义

avenging

adjective

aveng·​ing ə-ˈven-jiŋ How to pronounce avenging (audio)
: seeking or gaining vengeance
an avenging angel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Toss in his portly stature and Hoskins was a perfect choice for the heroic plumber Mario, the avenging angel who stomps through worlds of evil turtles and living mushrooms, even if the actor was neither Italian nor American. David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 May 2018 Iron Man and his avenging friends are onto Phase 3 now.) David Greenwald, OregonLive.com, 13 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined above

avenging 1 of 2

adjective

as in vengeful

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • vengeful
  • revengeful
  • vindictive
  • retaliatory
  • malevolent
  • spiteful
  • sadistic
  • malicious
  • malign
  • merciless
  • malignant
  • unforgiving
  • cruel
  • pitiless
  • vicious
  • uncharitable
  • resentful
  • virulent
  • hateful
  • venomous
  • implacable
  • relentless
  • petty
  • despiteful
  • evil
  • unrelenting
  • wrathful
  • catty
  • grim
  • mean
  • baneful
  • inimical
  • viperish
  • baleful
  • hostile
  • nasty
  • small-minded
  • narrow-minded
  • harsh

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • merciful
  • benevolent
  • forgiving
  • loving
  • benignant
  • good
  • sympathetic
  • charitable
  • benign
  • relenting
  • compassionate
  • altruistic
  • kindhearted
  • brotherly
  • warm
  • kind
  • kindly
  • noble
  • sweet
  • warmhearted
  • humane
  • philanthropic
  • magnanimous
  • humanitarian
  • good-hearted
  • philanthropical
  • tender
  • tenderhearted
  • high-minded
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avenging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of avenge
as in revenging
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for a play about a prince who struggles to avenge his father's death

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • revenging
  • retaliating
  • punishing
  • redressing
  • repaying
  • requiting
  • venging
  • compensating
  • correcting
  • fixing
  • penalizing
  • scourging
  • chastising
  • disciplining
  • righting
  • getting even (for)
  • castigating
  • chastening
  • getting
  • recompensing
  • paying (back)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • excusing
  • forgiving
  • condoning
  • absolving
  • remitting
  • pardoning
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