retaliatory

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retaliatory

/ɹɪˈtælɪət(ə)ɹi/
/ɹətæliˈeit(ə)ɹi/

adjective more retaliatory · most retaliatory

Relating to or part of a retaliation. The hostile forces were at an impasse; neither could attack with enough force and still defend against the retaliatory counterattack.
Similar: punitive, retributive, vengeful, avengeful, pluckcrow, revengeful, vengeable, vengesome, vindical, vindictive, wreakful, retaliatory

Opposite: unretaliatory, unretributive, nonretaliatory, nonretributive

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adjective

Opposite: unretaliatory, unretributive, nonretaliatory, nonretributive

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adj relating to or part of a retaliation

Español	represaliante, retaliador, retaliativo, retaliatorio
Deutsch	Vergeltungs-

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@misc{retaliatory_2026,
  title = {retaliatory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/retaliatory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}