as in vengeful
likely to seek revenge
the minister urged his congregation to be less revengeful and more forgiving in spirit
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Recent Examples of revengeful
Fans hoping for a revengeful scoring outburst were left wanting a little more, however, as Dončić — a career 28.6 points per game scorer — added only 10 points over the final three quarters.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Eventually, this revengeful streak will result in loneliness and isolation.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Artemis was revengeful toward anyone who trespassed in wild nature, and trespassing could mean neglect, like not paying your dues.
—Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 20 June 2023
Bold, angry, and revengeful.
—Michael W. Clune, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
The period film, based on a true story, follows a man who saw his parents get murdered by German soldiers during WW1 in 1914, and becomes a revengeful member of the resistance during WWII, turning a local Belgian newspaper into a patriotic and satirical tract aimed at fighting the Nazis.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 Sep. 2021
The club came back with wins over Heights Norhill and a revengeful victory over Post Oak on Sunday, but leaving the bases loaded three times is going to all but ruin any team’s hopes for a big win.
—Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 9 July 2019
With that defeat still fresh, the Lady Deer were very much in a revengeful mood.
—Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2018
Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Eventually, this revengeful streak will result in loneliness and isolation.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Artemis was revengeful toward anyone who trespassed in wild nature, and trespassing could mean neglect, like not paying your dues.
—Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 20 June 2023
Bold, angry, and revengeful.
—Michael W. Clune, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
The period film, based on a true story, follows a man who saw his parents get murdered by German soldiers during WW1 in 1914, and becomes a revengeful member of the resistance during WWII, turning a local Belgian newspaper into a patriotic and satirical tract aimed at fighting the Nazis.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 Sep. 2021
The club came back with wins over Heights Norhill and a revengeful victory over Post Oak on Sunday, but leaving the bases loaded three times is going to all but ruin any team’s hopes for a big win.
—Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 9 July 2019
With that defeat still fresh, the Lady Deer were very much in a revengeful mood.
—Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revengeful
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Voices Commentary: From ‘The Last of Us’ to ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ women are angry and vengeful.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Simone, still at the hospital, remains blissfully ignorant of Kiki’s vengeful turn.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Paying clients knew how vindictive Trump could be and didn’t want to antagonize him, even if no one imagined that a tactic quite as effective as the executive orders would soon be deployed.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2025
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And vindictive organizations can and do continue retaliating, even years after a story has dropped off the front pages.—
Kate Kenny,
The Conversation,
29 Apr. 2025
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But then perhaps that is her unsatisfying but depressingly undeniable point: there is no challenging minds this small, behaviors this cruel, spirits this mean.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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The reason Evin is infamous is because of its terribly cruel high security detention centers that are poorly supervised by the Prison Chief.—
Jeff Kaufman,
Time,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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This is the threat potential given commonalities despite seemingly different developers, and those links to malicious domains.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka filed a lawsuit against interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba on Tuesday, accusing her of malicious prosecution over his arrest outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility last month.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
3 June 2025
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There are other objects of worship from the days when Japan’s Christians had to hide from vicious persecution, including a ceramic bottle of holy water from Nakaenoshima, an island where Hidden Christians were martyred in the 1620s.—
Foster Klug,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Years before the Kendrick Lamar and Drake imbroglio, Pusha T shared his own vicious diss track against the Canadian hip-hop superstar.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Black said the synagogue has received hateful emails and phone calls.—
Rosario Del Valle,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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Day was facing an immense amount of hateful comments and calls for him to be fired.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Some of countries in the continent that are rich in uranium, such as Niger and Gabon, may be delicate or difficult to deal with in the near term as both underwent military coups recently, with Niger turning hostile toward the French and more toward the Russians.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The game is scheduled to tip off at 8 p.m. ET and Pacers fans are sure to bring the energy and create a hostile atmosphere for New York.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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The lives of these accomplished, seemingly independent women revolve around men, petty antics and low-stakes squabbles.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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But the most powerful response isn’t rage or petty retaliation.—
Suneeta Motala,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Revengeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revengeful. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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