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Another word for vindictive

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vindictive

modif.

revengeful, retaliatory, unforgiving, implacable, vengeful, unrelenting, resentful, spiteful; see also cruel 1, ruthless 1, 2.

Antonyms kind*, generous, forgiving.

vindictive stresses the unforgiving nature of one who is animated by a desire to get even with another for a wrong or injury vindictive feelings; vengeful and revengeful more directly stress the strong impulsion to action and the actual seeking of vengeance a vengeful, or revengeful, foe; spiteful implies a mean or malicious vindictiveness spiteful gossip

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Another word for vindictive

adjective

Disposed to seek revenge:

revengeful, spiteful, vengeful. See forgiveness

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He's a very vindictive man.
Indisputably Charles was cruel, ungenerous and vindictive; yet he seems, at all hazards, strenuously to have endeavoured to do his duty during a period of political and religious transition, and, despite his violence and brutality, possessed many of the qualities of a wise and courageous statesman.
The man had a vindictive streak as wide as the valley, no doubt there.
Bogdanich is vindictive and you'll pay for your obstinacy, said Kirsten.
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