The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word AVENGING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1977.
Retaliatory crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AVENGING | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Retaliatory
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- reciprocal
- reprisal
- vengeance
- revengeful
- vengeful
- revenge
- retribution
- tit-for-tat
- punitive
- counterattack
- victimisation
- repressive
Crossword Answer definitions
AVENGING verb- To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
- To take vengeance.
- To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.
- The act by which somebody is avenged.
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