retaliate
verb (used without object), re·tal·i·at·ed, re·tal·i·at·ing.
verb (used with object), re·tal·i·at·ed, re·tal·i·at·ing.
Origin of retaliate
Synonyms for retaliate
Related Words for retaliatory
punishing, vindictive, disciplinary, penal, antagonistic, hostile, vengeful, resentful, ruthless, malicious, spiteful, cruel, unforgiving, merciless, revengeful, correctional, retaliative, implacable, inimical, punitiveExamples from the Web for retaliatory
Contemporary Examples of retaliatory
Persuading China to block the north is a lot easier than the U.S. launching a retaliatory cyberstrike against the Sony attackers.
In order to satisfy the husband of the initial victim, the village chief decided that he would carry out the retaliatory rape.
On the other, it has refused to endorse a Western-led retaliatory strike.
Timely intelligence was proving key in combating the gang problem, where many of the shootings are retaliatory.
When Sheridan told him in February that she was fired, Meyer said he was “it struck me as retaliatory.”
Sheridan-Cherry Trial Reveals Ugliest Truth of ‘Desperate Housewives’Maria Elena Fernandez
March 12, 2012
Historical Examples of retaliatory
It was the fear of retaliatory punishment that kept them aloof.
Famous Islands and Memorable VoyagesAnonymous
But Briggs had recourse to what he believed to be a retaliatory taunt.
Under the RedwoodsBret Harte
Many Congressmen have felt the retaliatory power of the Federation.
The Armies of LaborSamuel P. Orth
Great Britain, too, was to suffer from her own retaliatory policy.
But these retaliatory arguments have the fault of proving nothing at all.
The Uprising of a Great PeopleCount Agnor de Gasparin