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Pronunciation: [ɹɪvˈɛnd͡ʒfə͡l] (IPA)

Revengeful is a term used to describe someone who is seeking vengeance or retribution. However, there are numerous synonyms that can be used in place of this term. Some of these synonyms include vindictive, vengeful, spiteful, resentful, grudge-holding, avenging, and retaliatory. Each of these words refers to someone who is holding a grudge and seeking some form of retribution against a perceived wrongdoer. However, some of these synonyms may imply a greater level of aggression or malice than others. For instance, words like vindictive and spiteful tend to suggest a more aggressive or irrational approach to seeking revenge while words like avenging or retaliatory may imply a more strategic and calculated approach.
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What are the opposite words for revengeful?

Antonyms for "revengeful" include forgiving, merciful and magnanimous. Forgiving refers to the act of pardoning someone for their wrongdoing and showing compassion towards them. Merciful means to show leniency to someone who has committed an offense. Magnanimous refers to a person who is generous and forgiving towards others, even when provoked. Other antonyms for "revengeful" include benevolent, charitable, and kind-hearted. These words describe people who have a forgiving and compassionate nature, and are often appreciated for their kindness and generosity. Employing these antonyms in daily life can help create a peaceful and harmonious social environment.

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Usage examples for Revengeful

I am not conscious of feeling one particle of revengeful feeling towards Mr. Packard, while at the same time I feel the deepest kind of indignation at his abuses of me.
"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard
I had never doubted his meanness, his craft and malice; but I fully comprehended now, for the first time, what a base, unrelenting, and revengeful spirit must have been engendered by this early, and this long, suppression.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
This has made me secret and revengeful.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes

Famous quotes with Revengeful

  • The intrusions of the white race and the non- compliance with treaty obligations have been followed by atrocities that could alone satisfy a savage and revengeful spirit.
    Nelson A. Miles
  • We must surely learn, from both our past and present history, how careful we must be not to provoke the anger of the native people by doing them wrong, how we should be cautious in our dealings with a foreign people among whom we returned to live, to handle these people with love and respect and, needless to say, with justice and good judgment. And what do our brothers do? Exactly the opposite! They were slaves in their Diasporas, and suddenly they find themselves with unlimited freedom, wild freedom that only a country like Turkey [the Ottoman Empire] can offer. This sudden change has planted despotic tendencies in their hearts, as always happens to former slaves ['eved ki yimlokh – when a slave becomes king – Proverbs 30:22]. They deal with the Arabs with hostility and cruelty, trespass unjustly, beat them shamefully for no sufficient reason, and even boast about their actions. There is no one to stop the flood and put an end to this despicable and dangerous tendency. Our brothers indeed were right when they said that the Arab only respects he who exhibits bravery and courage. But when these people feel that the law is on their rival's side and, even more so, if they are right to think their rival's actions are unjust and oppressive, then, even if they are silent and endlessly reserved, they keep their anger in their hearts. And these people will be revengeful like no other.
    Ahad Ha'am

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