retaliatoryadjective
uk/rɪˈtæl.i.ə.tər.i/us/rɪˈtæl.i.ə.tɔːr.i/A retaliatory action is one that is harmful to someone who has done something to harm you:
retaliatory measures
He urged people not to resort to retaliatory violence.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Revenge and vengefulness
- an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) idiom
- avenge
- bite
- bite back (at sb/sth)
- don't get mad, get even idiom
- even
- hit
- mind
- own
- pay
- pay sb back
- payback
- reprisal
- retaliate
- revenge
- revenge is sweet idiom
- two can play at that game idiom
- vengeance
- vengeful
- vindictive
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