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Synonyms for retributive in English

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retributive:
- vindicatory; retributive; retributory; relatiative; retaliatory

English

Detailed Synonyms for retributive in English

retributive:

retributive adj

retributive

– given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts ¹
vindicatory; retributive; retributory
– given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts ¹
- vindicatory adj
- retributive adj
  - retributive justice¹
- retributory adj
retributive

– of or relating to or having the nature of retribution ¹
retributive; relatiative; retributory; retaliatory; vindicatory
– of or relating to or having the nature of retribution ¹
- retributive adj
  - retributive justice demands an eye for an eye¹
- relatiative adj
- retributory adj
- retaliatory adj
- vindicatory adj

Alternate Synonyms for "retributive":

retaliatory; relatiative; retributory; vindicatory; punitive; punitory
just

Related Definitions for "retributive":

given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts¹
- retributive justice¹
of or relating to or having the nature of retribution¹
- retributive justice demands an eye for an eye¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University