Synonyms & related words for vindictive

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Words related to vindictive

Explore words related to vindictive — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include revengeful, vengeful, spiteful, despiteful, vindictively, revengefully, vindictiveness, vengefully. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does vindictive come from?

The word vindictive breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root vindict-, from Latin vindex (“claimant, avenger”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.