revengeful
Wanting to retaliate
Revengeful means inclined toward or motivated by revenge—wanting to harm someone who has wronged you.
The word is somewhat literary and less common than vengeful, which carries the same meaning: a revengeful spirit, revengeful thoughts consumed him for years.
Punishment for wrongdoing
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- comeuppanceDeserved punishment or rebuke
punishment · nemesis · reckoning · settling scores · eye for an eye · getting even · counterstrike · tit for tat
retribution
Punishment for wrongdoing
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- reprisalPunitive action in return
comeuppance · punishment · nemesis · reckoning · settling scores · eye for an eye · getting even · counterstrike · tit for tat · karma
malicious
Meaning to do harm
- mean-spiritedUnkind in a petty way
- nastyDeeply unpleasant or spiteful
- cruelWillfully causing suffering
vindictive · catty · petty · vicious · poisonous · vitriolic · venomous · cutting · hurtful · malevolent
bitter
Sharp, unpleasant taste
- grudgingReluctant, resentful in giving
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
enmity · ill will · rancor · malice · acrimony · grievance · indignation · wrath · umbrage · displeasure
revengefulforgiving
Inclined to pardon offenses
merciful · magnanimous · pardoning · lenient · forbearing
revengefulcompassionate
Showing concern for sufferers
kind · benevolent · kindhearted · warmhearted · tenderhearted