Synonyms for revengeful
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Vengeful — vengeful, vindictive
vengeful, vindictive, spiteful, retaliatory, implacable, rancorous, unforgiving
Definitions
- adj. 1
Vengeful, vindictive.
Example sentences
- vengeful Bruno was vengeful and filled with rage.
- vindictive He became quite vindictive after his wife left him.
- spiteful Fyodor’s mother is a spiteful woman who despises Rima.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| revengeful | steady | |
| vengeful | rising | |
| vindictive | rising | |
| spiteful | rising | |
| retaliatory | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- vengeful2, spiteful2
- 9 letters
- rancorous3
- 10 letters
- vindictive3, implacable4
- 11 letters
- unforgiving4, retaliatory5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vengeful2 = 2 syllables).