retaliative vs retaliatory

retaliative and retaliatory both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
retaliative	No	Yes	No	No
retaliatory	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, retaliative and retaliatory are synonyms defined as:

retaliative and retaliatory: of or relating to or having the nature of retribution

Other synonyms of retaliative include retributive, retributory, vindicatory.

retaliative (adjective)	retaliatory (adjective)
of or relating to or having the nature of retribution	of or relating to or having the nature of retribution