retributive

retributive is a 11-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Alt. of Retributory. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 19 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Alt. of Retributory
2. adjective. given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts

   "retributive justice"

   Synonyms: retributory, vindicatory

3. adjective. of or relating to or having the nature of retribution

   "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye"

   Synonyms: relatiative, retaliatory, retributory, vindicatory

Synonyms

retributory, vindicatory, relatiative, retaliatory

Common word forms

retributively

Words from these letters

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