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The synonyms of “Vindictive” are: revengeful, vengeful, despiteful, spiteful, out for revenge, unforgiving, resentful, implacable, unrelenting, acrimonious, bitter
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “vindictive” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| acrimonious | (typically of speech or discussion) angry and bitter. An acrimonious dispute about wages. |
| bitter | Causing a sharp and acrid taste experience. Bitter about the divorce. |
| despiteful | Malicious. A despiteful fiend. |
| implacable | Unable to be appeased or placated. An implacable enemy. |
| out for revenge | Directed outward or serving to direct something outward. |
| resentful | Full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will. A sullen resentful attitude. |
| revengeful | Disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge. The average Briton is not naturally vindictive and revengeful. |
| spiteful | Showing or caused by malice. The teachers made spiteful little jokes about me. |
| unforgiving | Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty. He was always a proud and unforgiving man. |
| unrelenting | Not giving way to kindness or compassion. The heat was unrelenting. |
| vengeful | Disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge. A vengeful ex con. |
| adversary | One’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute. The confrontations of adversary politics. |
| aggressor | A person or country that attacks another first. |
| avenge | Take revenge for a perceived wrong. He vowed in silent fervour to avenge their murders. |
| enemy | A personal enemy. The enemy attacked at dawn. |
| factious | Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion. A factious country. |
| foe | An armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force. His work was praised by friends and foes alike. |
| futilely | In a futile and unproductive manner. |
| gloat | An act of gloating. I would join her for a good gloat. |
| harassment | Aggressive pressure or intimidation. They face daily harassment and assault on the streets. |
| killing | Exhausting or unbearable. The community was shocked by the brutal killings. |
| objector | A person who expresses opposition to or disagreement with something. Objectors claim the motorway will damage the environment. |
| opponent | A person who disagrees with or resists a proposal or practice. The news will delight opponents of GM foods. |
| opposed | Being in opposition or having an opponent. Parties opposed to the ruling party. |
| rancor | A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will. |
| reprisal | A retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime. Three youths died in the reprisals which followed. |
| requital | A justly deserved penalty. |
| retaliate | Make an attack in return for a similar attack. The blow stung and she retaliated immediately. |
| retaliation | Action taken in return for an injury or offense. The bombings are believed to be in retaliation for the trial of 15 suspects. |
| retribution | A justly deserved penalty. Divine retribution. |
| revenge | Take revenge for a perceived wrong. Other spurned wives have taken public revenge on their husbands. |
| revengeful | Disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge- Shakespeare- M.R.Cohen. The average Briton is not naturally vindictive and revengeful. |
| spite | Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty. It seemed as if the wind had a spite at her. |
| spurn | An act of spurning. It is a spurn of God s sovereignty and a slight of his goodness. |
| stern | Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor forbidding in aspect. The stern demands of parenthood. |
| swear | An offensive word used especially to express anger a swear word. Griffin made contact with the coach which led to him yelling a swear back in his direction. |
| unforgiving | Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty. A surly unforgiving old woman. |
| vendetta | A feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other. He has accused the British media of pursuing a vendetta against him. |
| vengeance | Punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong. Voters are ready to wreak vengeance on all politicians. |
| vengeful | Disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge- Shakespeare- M.R.Cohen. A vengeful ex con. |
| wreak | Inflict (vengeance. Torrential rainstorms wreaked havoc yesterday. |
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