Hard
Hard adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Vindictive and hard are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vindictive" instead an adjective "Hard".
Vindictive
Vindictive adjective - Likely to seek revenge.
Hard and vindictive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard" instead an adjective "Vindictive".
Nearby Word: vindictively
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Both words in one sentence
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Sentaro turns vindictive, Densuke tries real hard to forget, and Yohyo is completely flabbergasted and fails to react at all.
Source: Loves My Alter Ego - His defenders say he's a hard-working player who battled through injuries, was forced to have major surgery, and then after working extremely hard on the rehab has been benched due to their vindictive coach or GM.
Source: Broken Base / Sports -
They remained white-feathered and angelic even after he reclaimed them, but it would be hard to argue that he was evil by that point (just wholly selfish and occasionally vindictive).
Source: Good Wings, Evil Wings
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Vindictive and Hard. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hard/vindictive
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Vindictive or Hard. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hard/vindictive.
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