retaliation - Writers' Dictionary
How to hyphenate retaliation
retaliation is hyphenated as re-tal-i-a-tion
How to pronounce retaliation
retaliation is pronounced r ɪ´tălēː´āɪʃən
Number of syllables in retaliation
The number of syllables in retaliation is 5
What part of speech in retaliation?
retaliation is a noun
How common in the word retaliation?
retaliation is not ranked in the list of most common words in English
What sentiment does retaliation convey?
not ranked
Words with similar spelling to retaliation
No items found
Common Noun Collocations of retaliation
act, attack, attempt, case, danger, death, defence, desire, discrimination, fear, form, kind, law, mean, measure, method, necessity, opportunity, part, possibility, principle, punishment, revenge, right, spirit, threat, vengeance, way, weapon, u.s.
Common Verb Collocations of retaliation
avoid, be, can, deter, do, exercise, fear, file, follow, have, invite, justify, kill, lead, make, may, might, prevent, protect, provoke, resort, result, say, seem, shall, should, take, threaten, will, use
Common Adjective Collocations of retaliation
American, anti, apparent, average, British, counter, economic, first, flexible, for, immediate, just, likely, long, massive, natural, nuclear, other, real, self, severe, similar, stern, such, swift, tat, terrible, very, Soviet, non
Common Adverb Collocations of retaliation
allegedly, apparently, as, even, exactly, however, just, little, long, much, naturally, never, not, often, only, otherwise, partly, perhaps, possibly, presumably, probably, rather, so, supposedly, then, universally, very, well, when, ostensibly
Lists containing retaliation
Synonyms of 'alternation'
Synonyms of 'amends'
Synonyms of 'atonement'
Synonyms of 'boomerang'
Synonyms of 'comeback'
Synonyms of 'commutation'
Synonyms of 'cooperation'
Synonyms of 'counter'
Synonyms of 'counterstroke'
Synonyms of 'due'
Synonyms of 'exchange'
Synonyms of 'expiation'
Synonyms of 'feud'
Common Noun Collocations of allegedly
Common Noun Collocations of galling
Common Noun Collocations of killings
Common Noun Collocations of lex
Common Noun Collocations of massive
