Synonyms for vengeful
ˈvɛndʒ fəlvenge·ful

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1. revengeful, vindictive, vengefuladjective

   disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge

   "more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare; "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen

   Synonyms:
   vindictive, revengeful, spiteful, despiteful

   Antonyms:
   forgiving

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1. vengefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   VINDICTIVE, revengeful, rancorous

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1. List of paraphrases for "vengeful":

   vindictive, resentful, retaliatory, revengeful

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1. Charlie Kirk:

   The American way of life is being dismantled by a group of bitter, deceitful, vengeful activists.

2. Abdul Rahim:

   There are no local suspects. This is a feud between Myanmar people. It is not a religious conflict. These are only vengeful murders that were brought over here from Myanmar.

3. Anonymous, As told in Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes:

   A Native American grandfather was talking to his grandson about how he felt. He said, "I feel as if I have two wolves fighting in my heart. One wolf is the vengeful, angry, violent one. The other wolf is the loving, compassionate one. The grandson asked him, Which wolf will win the fight in your heart? The grandfather answered, The one I feed.

4. Avigdor Lieberman:

   I am not an vengeful man and I don't hold a grudge.

5. Thorsten J. Pattberg:

   A Greek invention, democracy is highly overrated. For starters, it never worked in Greece. The first philosophers were fascists and, even today, 2,500 years later, the 'cradle of Western civilization' remains an incompetent state. Roman emperors and a vengeful, authoritarian God are the true European success stories.