Synonym: relatiative, retributive, retributory, vindicatory. Similar words: retaliate, retaliation, conciliatory, Italian, oratory, mandatory, minatory, aleatory. Meaning: [rɪ'tælɪ'ətɔrɪ /-trɪ] 
adj. of or relating to or having the nature of retribution.
adj. of or relating to or having the nature of retribution. 
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1. He urged people not to resort to retaliatory violence.
2. The temporary cease-fire agreement does not preclude possible retaliatory attacks later.
3. There's been talk of a retaliatory blockade to prevent supplies getting through.
4. Will the government take retaliatory action?
5. In fact, no retaliatory action was taken.
6. The raid was purely retaliatory.
7. The rebels launched a retaliatory strike.
8. Within twelve hours a retaliatory raid began.
9. Then, Nutt the player appeared to make a retaliatory late tackle, and after being penalised was sent off for dissent.
10. This retaliatory silence was apparently even harder to take than his outcries had been.
11. Displays of retaliatory capability were a notable feature of the live-and-let-live system.
12. The malady is marked by nasty kicks, retaliatory shoves,[sentencedict.com] hard words and worse.
13. The US warned Beijing against taking retaliatory action.
14. I don't have sulk and retaliatory mind.
15. Then I sit and pray, thinking the retaliatory shelling is going to kill us, Lana said.
16. The U.S. is planning retaliatory tariffs on Italian water and French cheese to punish the EU for restricting imports of U.S. chicken and beef.
17. On the pitch they were easy targets for unscrupulous defenders and were frequently cautioned for retaliatory violence.
18. Some psychologists contend that even some forms of psychosis are retaliatory in nature.
19. As well as imposing capital controls, countries might retreat towards autarky, by raising retaliatory tariffs.
20. The two sides agreed the restrictions would not be reimposedChina would also end its retaliatory tariffs.
21. Most US businesses oppose the bill for its potential to escalate to China putting retaliatory tariffs on US imports.
22. According to the relevant regulations, if the EU wants to impose retaliatory tariffs on US products,[sentencedict.com] it must officially notify the WTO of its sanctions by the 18th of this month.
23. In his 4 minutes, Fei Chan of the alleged retaliatory Misifude of diving.
24. The United States last branded China a currency manipulator, a designation that could lead to retaliatory tariffs, in 1994.
25. It has also said that it is considering the imposition of retaliatory tariffs on American exports of car parts and chicken meat.
26. The two sides agreed the restrictions would not be reimposed and China would also end its retaliatory tariffs.
27. China's disapproval was justified, since anintercept ballistic missiles would deprive it of its nuclear retaliatory capability.
28. If the bill becomes law, the United States could impose retaliatory tariffs on any country that deliberately keeps the value of its currency artificially low.
29. In trade, especially, China is likely to be increasingly on the defensive next year, with its stable exchange rate policy arousing rancor and, potentially, retaliatory tariffs.
30. Although the identity of the culprits remains a mystery, Sony has suggested that the break-in might be a retaliatory act from the hacker community for the company’s dogged pursuit of Hotz.
More similar words: retaliate, retaliation, conciliatory, Italian, oratory, mandatory, minatory, aleatory, nugatory, dilatory, radiator, mediator, placatory, crematory, laudatory, migratory, gustatory, predatory, initiator, regulatory, obligatory, reformatory, derogatory, defamatory, ambulatory, revelatory, laboratory, consolatory, declamatory, respiratory.