vindictive

Questions about vindictive

What does vindictive mean?

vindictive means "disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in vindictive?

vindictive has 3 syllables: vin-dic-tive. The stress falls on "dic". In IPA it is /vɪnˈdɪktɪv/.

What is another word for vindictive?

Close synonyms include revengeful, vengeful, despiteful, spiteful. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vindictive a common word?

vindictive is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with vindictive?

2 words rhyme with vindictive. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.