adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Vindictive or wanting vengeance.

   "His chains now broken, the prisoner turned a vengeful eye toward his former captors."

Adjective

1. 1
   disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

avengefulimplacableirreconcilablepettypluckcrowpunitive

Antonyms

All antonyms

conciliatoryforgivingplacableunrevengeful

Example

More examples

"All he wants is power to advance the agenda of a small group of vengeful geeks."

Etymology

From venge + -ful.

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