Synonyms of grudges

grudges 1 of 2

noun

plural of grudge

as in resentments

a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong

he's had a grudge against her ever since she snubbed him at the dance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resentments
• grievances
• hostilities
• scores
• downs
• animosities
• malices
• condemnations
• complaints
• enmities
• antagonisms
• spites
• spleens
• antipathies
• rancors
• peeves
• offenses
• venoms
• piques
• umbrages
• malevolences
• huffs
• dudgeons
• despites

grudges

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of grudge

as in dislikes

Related Words

• dislikes
• refuses
• frowns (at or on)
• denies
• deplores
• censures
• revokes
• disapproves
• curbs
• rejects
• withholds
• discountenances
• restrains
• disallows
• disfavors
• checks
• interdicts
• suppresses
• represses
• hinders
• keeps
• bans
• vetoes
• obstructs
• forbids
• impedes
• prohibits
• proscribes
• enjoins

Dissimilar Words

• has
• permits
• suffers
• allows
• licenses
• green-lights
• commissions
• agrees (to)
• authorizes
• consents (to)
• assents (to)
• acquiesces
• warrants
• accedes (to)
• OKs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grudges

Noun

Greaves kept his cameras rolling, catching legends affectionately reminiscing, airing grudges, grousing about the next generation and, occasionally, demanding credit where credit is due. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026

Cohan joins the eight-episode series as Catherine ‘Cat’ Keegan, a former homecoming queen whose small-town charm has sharpened into something fiercer thanks to decades of old grudges and regrets. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Cohan plays Catherine ‘Cat’ Keegan, a former homecoming queen whose small-town charm has sharpened into something fiercer thanks to decades of old grudges and regrets. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Most self-help books say anger and grudges are self-defeating — there’s that line everybody uses that holding a grudge is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die. — Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

But then the humans hunt them while destroying the forest, and all those generations-long grudges go out the window as the half-wolf Blacktail rises up as the Forest God’s dark champion. — Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026

Or maybe, as was the case with Ramirez, some grudges need more time to fade. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Lynn Rogers, who served as Kelly’s first lieutenant governor and was later appointed state treasurer, said Lawrence is somebody who holds onto grudges. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

Are there any other grudges to know about heading into the week? — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 11 July 2026