get even Synonyms

get even Meaning

Wordnet

get even (v)

compensate; make the score equal

take revenge or even out a score

get even Sentence Examples

  1. I won't let him get even with me for that insult.
  2. The bully threatened to get even with the smaller boy.
  3. She vowed to get even with her ex-husband for cheating on her.
  4. The students planned to get even with the teacher who failed them.
  5. The rival companies were determined to get even with each other.
  6. The couple decided to get even by pulling a prank on their friends.
  7. The athlete was furious and vowed to get even with the opponent who injured him.
  8. The rejected suitor vowed to get even with the woman who turned him down.
  9. The jilted lover was desperate to get even with the person who broke her heart.
  10. The two criminals plotted to get even with the witness who put them in prison.

FAQs About the word get even

compensate; make the score equal, take revenge or even out a score

revenge,avenge, punish, venge, pay (back),retaliate, redress, compensate, correct, get

forgive, remit,forgive, excuse, remit, pardon, excuse, pardon,condone, condone

I won't let him get even with me for that insult.

The bully threatened to get even with the smaller boy.

She vowed to get even with her ex-husband for cheating on her.

The students planned to get even with the teacher who failed them.