retaliatory vs retaliative

retaliatory and retaliative both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, retaliatory and retaliative are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of retaliatory include retributive, retributory, vindicatory.

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