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Vengeful vs Vindicative - What's the difference?

vengeful | vindicative |

As adjectives the difference between vengeful and vindicative

is that vengeful is vindictive or wanting vengeance while vindicative is having a tendency to vindicate.

vengeful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Vindictive or wanting vengeance.
    • His chains now broken, the prisoner turned a vengeful eye toward his former captors.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Steven Morris , title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=A vengeful mother-of-three has been jailed for 168 days after being convicted of killing a neighbour's kitten by microwaving the 10-week-old pet.}}

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Hyponyms

    * revanchist

    Related terms

    * avenge * vengeance

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    vindicative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a tendency to vindicate.
  • Vindictive or excessively vengeful.

    • Derived terms

    * vindicate * vindicativeness ----