vindicatory vs retaliative

vindicatory and retaliative both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, vindicatory and retaliative are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of vindicatory include retaliatory, retributive, retributory.

vindicatory (adjective)	retaliative (adjective)
providing justification	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