Retaliatory tariffs by China have decreased demand and overall prices for crops like soybeans, ultimately affecting a farmer’s bottom line, forcing many to hold off purchasing large, expensive equipment.
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Retaliatory
//ɹɪˈtælɪət(ə)ɹɪ//
Synonyms for "retaliatory" (65 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (20)
Related words (32)
Adjective(3 words)
punitoryrancorousreciprocalreciprocatingreciprocativerecompensingrecompensiverectifyingreparativerestitutiveretributiveretributoryreturnablerevanchistrevengefulspitefulstandardswappedswitchedtraded
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Adjective(4 words)
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2 entriesderived
4 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
2 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- ответен adj (relating to or part of a retaliation)
- отмъстителен adj (relating to or part of a retaliation)
Czech
1 entries- odvetný adj (relating to or part of a retaliation)
Finnish
3 entries- hyvitys adj (relating to or part of a retaliation)
- kosto adj (relating to or part of a retaliation)
- vasta adj (relating to or part of a retaliation)
German
1 entries- Vergeltungs adj (relating to or part of a retaliation)
Hungarian
1 entries- megtorló adj (relating to or part of a retaliation)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- racheewent adj (relating to or part of a retaliation)
Polish
1 entries- odwetowy adj (relating to or part of a retaliation)
Spanish
4 entries- represaliante adj (relating to or part of a retaliation)
- retaliador adj (relating to or part of a retaliation)
- retaliativo adj (relating to or part of a retaliation)
- retaliatorio adj (relating to or part of a retaliation)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The hostile forces were at an impasse; neither could attack with enough force and still defend against the retaliatory counterattack.
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