BLOOD FEUD Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

blood feud

noun

Definition of blood feud

as in bad blood

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Recent Examples of blood feud Did you guys have your own blood feud with NYU’s RAs? — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026 Along with Rhodes, there is speculation that Bron Breakker, who has been sidelined by a hernia injury for over a month, will return on Monday to confront Seth Rollins to lock in their blood feud at WrestleMania 42. — Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 This transformed a political rivalry into a blood feud. — Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026 There's only one way in which this blood feud between Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) and Homelander (Antony Starr) ends. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blood feud

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Noun

Between jabs at exes and former teammates, Rodgers rehashed a decade of bad blood with his parents and brothers, Luke and Jordan.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Taylor Swift reportedly has bad blood with her brother-in-law, Jason Kelce.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of bad blood

Noun

The feud accelerated over the closing weeks of the campaign when Cenk Uygur’s Rebellion PAC began running the anti-Israel ad that would eventually convince Stevens to endorse Rogers.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
El Sayed’s campaign asked Stevens to stay away from his remaining campaign events on Saturday as the two deepened their feud just days ahead of the toss-up Senate race.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of feud

Noun

His streak of games with at least one score on the ground, which began the very game that Achane tore his ACL, also ended at four.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
The Chiefs took it all the way down to the Broncos’ goal line, but after a Chiefs go-ahead score was called back because of a false start, Denver sacked Patrick Mahomes to end the football game.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

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Orlando should be proud of the people who gave those words meaning by refusing to let hatred go unanswered.

— Linda Chapin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
The exchange is one of many contentious clashes between those who oppose data centers in their communities, which have earned bipartisan hatred, and those advocating for them.

— Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of hatred

Noun

All of them are troubled by increasing animosity from their many political adversaries, especially because the series’ big bad, an immortal named Koschei the Deathless, seems to be stirring in mysterious ways.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
Katrina, an erstwhile nemesis from her school days, discomfits her by showing only kindness rather than animosity.

— Malcolm Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of animosity

Noun

The enmity between the sides grew after the Irish players wore black armbands and bowed their heads during the Israeli national anthem before the first match.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
The months-long battle was bitter and hard fought and enmity within the industry has yet to subside.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of enmity

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The accusations, which Gomez denies, have left the 51-year-old Eagle Rock Democrat vulnerable to an upstart challenger from Highland Park who earned a reputation for antagonism while serving on the area’s neighborhood council.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
There’s no need to pay committed Republicans, while committed Democrats will see the offer as a bald monetization of politics that can deepen their antagonism.

— Kenneth Greene, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of antagonism

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