retaliative

adjective

Definition of retaliativenext
as in retaliatory

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retaliative
  1. revengeful
  2. retributive
  3. punitive
  4. disciplinary
  5. penal
Adjective
  • Eventually, this revengeful streak will result in loneliness and isolation.
    Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Artemis was revengeful toward anyone who trespassed in wild nature, and trespassing could mean neglect, like not paying your dues.
    Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 20 June 2023
Definition of revengeful
Adjective
  • To be sure, some retributive violence has clearly taken place, and thousands of Syrians fearful of militant control have fled to Lebanon.
    Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
  • By then, President Franklin Pierce and his secretary of war, Jefferson Davis, had already endorsed a retributive expedition of their own against the Lakota.
    Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of retributive
Adjective
  • Trump may enact punitive measures that could harm Iraq’s stability, increase tensions and depress economic activity.
    James Durso, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Trump reimposed the sanctions and introduced additional punitive measures.
    Dan De Luce, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of punitive
Adjective
  • The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) announced a settled disciplinary order sanctioning Baker Tilly US, LLP for violations of PCAOB rules and quality control standards.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Data for solitary confinement stays indicates an order for Perkins to be moved but does not represent the total number of days he's been in the disciplinary unit, which is not known.
    Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of disciplinary
Adjective
  • On July 8, 1936, Cowell arrived at San Quentin, the largest prison in a state penal system that ranked high among the country’s worst.
    Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 15 Jan. 2025
  • These aural assassins should be rounded up and shipped to a penal island off the coast of Antarctica.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of penal
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