retaliatory
/ɹɪˈtælɪət(ə)ɹi/
retaliatory adjective: relating to or part of a retaliation.
Adjective
retaliatory (comparative more retaliatory, superlative 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.
- Synonyms:
- punitive, retributive, vengeful, avengeful, pluckcrow, revengeful, vengeable, vengesome, vindical, vindictive
retaliatory meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Kannada
retaliatory in Tamil
- எதிர்தாக்குச் சுங்கவரிகள்
retaliatory in Urdu
- انتقامی, جرمانے کا
retaliatory in Bengali
- প্রতিশোধ সংক্রান্ত
retaliatory in Kannada
- ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರದ, ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ
Synonyms of retaliatory
- punitive
- retributive
- vengeful
- pluckcrow
- vengesome
- vindictive
- retributionary
- retributory
- vindicatory
- avengeful
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Antonyms
Forms of retaliatory
| comparative | more retaliatory |
|---|---|
| superlative | most retaliatory |
Origin of retaliatory
From retaliate + -ory.
Words formed from retaliatory
Questions about retaliatory
- What does retaliatory mean?
- Retaliatory means relating to or part of a retaliation.
- What is retaliatory in Tamil?
- Retaliatory in Tamil is எதிர்தாக்குச் சுங்கவரிகள். See Retaliatory meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is retaliatory?
- Retaliatory is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce retaliatory?
- Retaliatory is pronounced /ɹɪˈtælɪət(ə)ɹi/.
Words near retaliatory in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: retaliatory (page history and authors); retaliatory (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); retaliatory (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); retaliatory (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); retaliatory (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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