Collocations for retaliation - noun

massive
brutal, violent
physical
swift
immediate, instant
possible
contingency plans to deter possible nuclear retaliation

economic, trade
military
nuclear

invite, prompt, provoke, trigger
a casual remark that brought swift retaliation from her boyfriend

face
She may face retaliation for speaking out.

suffer
He knows he will suffer retaliation.

threaten
fear

in retaliation
He never said a single word in retaliation.

in retaliation for
They killed two men in retaliation for a bomb attack the previous day.

retaliation against
Retaliation against government troops is feared.

retaliation by, retaliation from
the possibility of retaliation by other governments

retaliation for
retaliation for the bombing of civilians

an act of retaliation
retaliation in kind
They decided not to use chemical weapons as retaliation in kind.