Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Synonyms for venge


Grammar : Verb
Spell : venj
Phonetic Transcription : vɛndʒ

Top 10 synonyms for venge Other synonyms for the word venge

Définition of venge

Origin :
  • "avenge," c.1300, from Old French vengier, from Latin vindicare (see vindication). Related: Venged; venging.
  • As in avenge : verb retaliate
  • As in revenge : verb retaliate for wrong, grievance
Example sentences :
  • What though he fly to the mountain tower To escape the venge of the tyrant's power.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of John R. Young » by John Young
  • For the law indifferently doth punish euery man, that without the Magistrates order taketh authority to venge his own wrong.
  • Extract from : « The Palace of Pleasure » by William Painter
  • Kingis and lordis schulden wite that thei ben mynystris and vikeris of God, to venge synne and ponysche mysdoeris.
  • Extract from : « A Literary History of the English People » by Jean Jules Jusserand
  • When from the sorely wounded / knight his sword was gone, Then had he naught to 'venge him / but his shield alone.
  • Extract from : « The Nibelungenlied » by Unknown

Antonyms for venge

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019