retaliative

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adjective

retaliatory

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectiveretaliative (comparative more retaliative, superlative most retaliative)

comparative more retaliative · superlative most retaliative

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to or having the nature of retribution

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

retaliative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retaliative

MLA

“retaliative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retaliative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retaliative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retaliative.

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