comeuppance

Noun

Meaning

an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

just deserts comeupance due right justice meed penalty punishment discipline compensation revenge reward correction merit retaliation

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Antonyms

loss evil approval harm reward corrupt

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Hypernyms

consequence aftermath

Phrases with the word

get comeuppance get one's comeuppance give someone their comeuppance deserved comeuppance

Examples

Audiences like to see the bad guys get their comeuppance. Charles Bronson

I grew up on DC Comics, moral tales where the bad guys got their comeuppance. To me the gory panels or grotesque stuff just made me chuckle. George A. Romero

In our show, there's usually a comeuppance. Or, if not, it's an anti-ending. And you're supposed to get that. Matt Stone

And, honestly, it'd be just comeuppance for the Clown Prince of Crime, because Ivy was definitely robbed of a shot at happiness, regardless of who she ended up choosing to spend her life with. Source: Internet

At the end of some episodes, Basil succeeds in annoying (or at least bemusing) the guests and frequently gets his comeuppance. Source: Internet

Lamorna in culture main Lamorna has been immortalised in the song "Way Down to Lamorna", about a wayward husband receiving his comeuppance from his wife. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cometology cometwise comeupance Comey comf comfier