Explore Vindictive through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like revengeful or vengeful. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Vindictive in a sentence
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Vindictive meaning
- Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.
- Punitive.
Synonyms of Vindictive
Using Vindictive
- The main meaning on this page is: Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful. | Punitive.
- Useful related words include: revengeful, vengeful, unforgiving, despiteful.
- In the example corpus, vindictive often appears in combinations such as: and vindictive, vindictive and, being vindictive.
Context around Vindictive
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Vindictive
- In this selection, "vindictive" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, obsessive, impulsive, hilariously, politics, ominous and space stand out and add context to how "vindictive" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an obsessive vindictive and neurotic and be a vindictive ominous supervillain. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "vindictive" sits close to words such as afterthought, avatars and basingstoke, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with vindictive
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Millie is hilariously vindictive and adds a lot of fun to the episode. (13 words)
ChaosGPT has got all thatтАЩs required to be a vindictive ominous supervillain in a sci-fi series. (17 words)
Colman was terrific and deserved to win for her funny, sad take on the voracious and vindictive Queen Anne. (19 words)
He taught me many helpful lessons: that people do business with people they like; that it’s important to have grace, to be personable and to listen; and how to be an empathetic leader, which means not being vindictive or holding grudges. (42 words)
Indeed, that duality was reflected in this version of Anakin, who could switch from the charming, good-natured teacher Ahsoka knew during the Clone Wars to a vindictive, glaring Sith lord in the blink of an eye. (37 words)
We know, too, that anti-Palestinian racism — the vindictive, persecutory kind that celebrates its own violence — is the core value that unites most of the parties in power, and which animates a good deal of their voters. (37 words)
Someone less stupid and vindictive would have sold six months ago and be on his yacht running away from the media before he’s too poor to own it anymore! (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
AAP leaders claimed that “BJP’s highhandedness and vindictive politics have restrained and forced Kejriwal from taking up extensive campaigning in Karnataka”.
Ali Wong and Steven Yeun in “Beef”… an obsessive, vindictive and neurotic duo who go further and further in their attempts to ruin each other’s lives.
But numerous accounts of Trump reveal him to be thin-skinned, addicted to flattery, a megalomaniac, demagogic, impulsive, vindictive, a sociopath, and a narcissist who lacks empathy or a social conscience.
ChaosGPT has got all thatтАЩs required to be a vindictive ominous supervillain in a sci-fi series.
He's a walking, talking, nuclear device with the emotional maturity of an infant and his only source of parental care is a vindictive space tyrant.
He taught me many helpful lessons: that people do business with people they like; that it’s important to have grace, to be personable and to listen; and how to be an empathetic leader, which means not being vindictive or holding grudges.
If last night's Mailda's loss proved anything, women's sports fans can be just as vindictive as their male ones.
Indeed, that duality was reflected in this version of Anakin, who could switch from the charming, good-natured teacher Ahsoka knew during the Clone Wars to a vindictive, glaring Sith lord in the blink of an eye.
McClure, however, referred to the complaints as “vindictive” and “falsehoods,” and threatened to launch personal attacks against the residents and the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram to discredit their claims.
Millie is hilariously vindictive and adds a lot of fun to the episode.
Some of the passages about his second, third, and fourth wives—Marianne Wiggins, Elizabeth West, and Padma Lakshmi—are unkind, even vindictive.
Someone less stupid and vindictive would have sold six months ago and be on his yacht running away from the media before he’s too poor to own it anymore!
The University and College Union (UCU), which represents university staff, called it a "vindictive move" that had raised "deep concern" within the sector.
This vindictive policy seemed a long way off then, but has been creeping up ever since, like slowly boiling a frog.
This was a vindictive act. Trump said it was because Cuba played host to guerrilla groups from Colombia, which was actually part of Cuba’s role as host of the peace talks.
We know, too, that anti-Palestinian racism — the vindictive, persecutory kind that celebrates its own violence — is the core value that unites most of the parties in power, and which animates a good deal of their voters.
As polling shows her and Trump essentially tied in the seven battleground states, the Harris campaign believes emphasizing the former President’s admiration for dictators and vindictive talk is the right approach in the home stretch.
Colman was terrific and deserved to win for her funny, sad take on the voracious and vindictive Queen Anne.
During Thursday's hearing, Giuliani attorney Kenneth Caruso said he believed the plaintiffs were being “vindictive” in demanding that items to be turned over include a watch that belonged to Giuliani's grandfather.
Following her disqualification from the competition, the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) accused the government of being vindictive because the Minty’s song criticized its 6.5 percent pay increase for public servants.
Common combinations with vindictive
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and vindictive 16×
- vindictive and 15×
- being vindictive 6×
- as vindictive 6×
- vindictive politics 5×
- is vindictive 5×
- vindictive as 4×
- vindictive sociopath 3×
- be vindictive 3×
- the vindictive 3×