Used in a Sentence

retaliative

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for retaliative.

Editorial note

That means destroying bilions of dollars of businesses, so they go slow until there's enough political consensus to do so without fear of retaliative lobbying.

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Quick take

retaliatory

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

retaliatory

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for retaliative.

Example sentences

1

That means destroying bilions of dollars of businesses, so they go slow until there's enough political consensus to do so without fear of retaliative lobbying.

2

Chinese justice in the imperial era worked pretty much the same way: criminal punishment was neither explicitly retaliative nor restorative in intent.

3

To be more clear, I meant that it was typical for foreign governments to impose retaliative tariffs.

4

If you know you are both just going to be punished and justice wasn't retaliative nor restorative, what would be the point of bringing a grievance to the authorities?

5

I fully understand why this is true, but it seems to ignore any retaliative measures that the management could take against the person who says no.

6

> To be more clear, I meant that it was typical for foreign governments to impose retaliative tariffs.

7

If that's true at all (this article itself is in a TNR variant), then it's only because Times has a small x-height, and it is smaller retaliative to other common screen fonts at the same point size.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use retaliative in a sentence?

That means destroying bilions of dollars of businesses, so they go slow until there's enough political consensus to do so without fear of retaliative lobbying.

What does retaliative mean?

retaliatory

What part of speech is retaliative?

retaliative is commonly used as adjective.