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bad blood

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bad blood

a deep-seated ill will
  • There's been bad blood between the two families for years.
Synonyms of bad blood

animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, gall, grudge, hostility, jaundice, rancor
Words Related to bad blood

blood feud, feud, score, vendetta

hate, hatred, loathing

vindictiveness, virulence, vitriol

alienation, disaffection, estrangement

conflict, coolness, discord, friction, strain, tension

inhospitableness, unfriendliness

malice, malignancy, malignity, spite, spitefulness, venom
Near Antonyms of bad blood

amiability, amicability, civility, cordiality, friendliness, hospitality, neighborliness

comity, empathy, friendship, goodwill, sympathy, understanding
Antonyms of bad blood

amity

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