INTERNECINE Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

internecine

adjective

Definition of internecine

as in bloody

formal marked by usually mutual slaughter or destruction a brutal internecine war/battle internecine feuds a political party that has suffered because of bitter internecine rivalries

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Recent Examples of internecine Militant leaders have usually died as a result of internecine rivalry among competing groups or factions. — ABC News, 16 May 2026 And like any power center, this one comes with internecine battles, petty rivalries, and lots and lots of money. — Lachlan Cartwright, Vanity Fair, 5 May 2026 That was never likely to actually happen, but the ceasefire takes the wind out of the sails of Democrats who had enjoyed the internecine fighting. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026 The internecine battle on the party’s left edge also demonstrated the perils of a coalition failing to coalesce around a singular candidate. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for internecine

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Symptoms included diarrhea that could be bloody or watery and stomach cramps that could be severe, the agency said.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
The beverage menu is made with slight tweaks to take away day drinks, like coffee and the bloody Mary, and add dinner libations, like a negroni and wine by the bottle (in rose, white or sparklin’).

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of bloody

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The Sparrows’ survival under Nazi questioning depended on the Hungarians handing them over to law-respecting German military officers, rather than the murderous Gestapo.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Fear of the wilderness and its potentially lethal native creatures is hardwired into the human brain and fueled tales of haunted forests and murderous animals throughout history.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of murderous

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Responsible for the devastating Black Death pandemic of 1346 to 1353, this deadly bacterium claimed between 25 and 50 million lives in Europe alone.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
What knocks him for a deadly loop is a powdered, pampered piece of work called Mildred (Elizabeth Teeter).

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

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