BLOOD FEUD Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

blood feud

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Definition of blood feud

as in bad blood

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Recent Examples of blood feud 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 He will always be remembered for igniting the Avs-Red Wings blood feud. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blood feud

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Noun

The Border War, as it was known until 2004, dates back to 1891 and features the kind of hatred and bad blood that makes college football rivalries hit differently than any other sport.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Perry — who created, wrote and directed all three films — shut down any speculation of bad blood and assured viewers that their schedules just didn’t align.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of bad blood

Noun

However, the night took a turn when Kanye West ambushed Swift’s acceptance speech, creating one of the most infamous moments in the awards show’s history — and subsequently sparking a years-long feud with Swift.

— Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma’s feud dates back to 2007 when Remy felt the Queens rapper was dissing her on Minaj’s Playtime Is Over mixtape.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of feud

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Parker rushed for a career-high 174 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries and caught five passes for 65 yards and a score for the Utes (4-0, 1-0 Big 12).

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
The third — an 11-yard strike to Tanook Hines — tied the score 27-27 with less than 13 minutes remaining.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

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The Hearst newspaper chain’s first profile of Hitler made no explicit mention of antisemitism, emphasizing instead his hatred of the Bolsheviks.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Bartos argues the gathering codified radical anti-Western hatred, antisemitism, and anti-American sentiment, birth-place to the BDS movement.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of hatred

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But as much of Washington scrambles to get its arms around emerging AI risks, elsewhere in the country, opposition to data centers does not necessarily indicate animosity toward AI.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
But that doesn’t mean the animosity toward their former head coach in Oxford has to simmer down before kickoff.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of animosity

Noun

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
Students and other fans met Kiffin with so much enmity, the state’s Department of Public Safety sent its special ops team to the game.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of enmity

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The undeniable message of AdS/CFT is that, at least in this special snow globe, the rules of gravity and the rules of quantum mechanics are secretly describing the same game — despite the storied antagonism between the two theories.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
Kanarek told me that Gray’s antagonism, at the meeting and at other times, positions her as the ultimate instigator of the shooting.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

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