Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with revenge in American Collocation
revenge
noun
uncountable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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- One-star words are commonly used
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/rɪˈvendʒ/
violent
bloody
brutal
cruel
murderous
terrible
violent
As Titus plots his bloody revenge, he reflects that ‘Rome is but a wilderness of tigers’.
quick
immediate
swift
In the meantime, the creditors’ revenge was swift.
enjoyable
sweet
Revenge was sweet for the former champions.
justified
just
It is at this point that he articulates the notion of a just revenge.
plan revenge
plan
plot
threaten
Jamie knows his guilty secret and is planning a terrible revenge.
want revenge
seek
want
Dawn felt angry towards Konzani and wanted revenge.
promise revenge
swear
vow
Fearing his son dead, Edward swears revenge on the French.
take revenge
exact
gain
get
take
wreak
Truro gained their revenge however, by beating Newquay to retain the Cup.
for a violent act
attack
death
killing
murder
They reportedly took revenge for the killing of their relatives.
for a defeat
defeat
loss
Revenge for the nightmarish semi-final defeat in 1999 would be sweet.