retaliative vs retributive

retaliative and retributive both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, retaliative and retributive are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of retaliative include retaliatory, retributory, vindicatory.

retaliative (adjective)	retributive (adjective)
of or relating to or having the nature of retribution	given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts
	of or relating to or having the nature of retribution