🔄 Synonyms of "Vindictive"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| spiteful | Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm. |
| malicious | Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice. |
| unforgiving | Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy. |
| despiteful | (archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate. |
| vengeful | Vindictive or wanting vengeance. |
| revengeful | Vengeful, vindictive. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Vindictive"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| vengeful | Vindictive or wanting vengeance. |
| revengeful | Vengeful, vindictive. |
| malicious | Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice. |
| despiteful | (archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate. |
| spiteful | Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm. |
| unforgiving | Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy. |
| resentful | Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment. |
| vengeable | (obsolete) Vengeful. |
| pettynoun | (dialectal, euphemistic, informal) An outbuilding used as a lavatory; an outhouse, a privy. |
| vexatious | Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome. |
| aggrieved | Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment. |
| perversed | Perverted; morally wrong; wicked; corrupt. |
| invidious | Causing ill will, envy, or offense. |
| peevish | Constantly complaining, especially in a childish way due to insignificant matters; fretful, whiny. |
| venomous | Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom (“a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use”) which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom. |
| bitchy | (colloquial) Spiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant. |
| viperish | spiteful; treacherous |
| vulturous | Having the characteristics of a vulture, especially in being rapacious, greedy, or scavenging. |
| venomous-tongued | (idiomatic) Of a person, spiteful, malignant, rancorous. |
| spitefull | Archaic form of spiteful. [Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.] |
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