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 Strategic missteps and internecine fighting have led to key departures and audience attrition. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 23 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for internecine

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In December 2024, Syrian rebels streamed into Damascus in a surprise attack that toppled President Bashar al-Assad and put an end to more than 13 bloody years of civil war.

— Emily Feng, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
The Administration’s tactics have reminded her of recent malicious acts in France tied to Russian operatives, such as the defacing of a Holocaust memorial with bloody handprints and the planting of a pig’s head outside a mosque.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of bloody

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Discordant keys fly like daggers while snares trip over bass thuds; there’s a jazzy piano interlude, and then a murderous hard-rock siege razes the mix to the ground.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
Unfortunately for Luca, the camera is inhabited by a demon that forces him to continue a murderous ritual started decades ago by a satanist serial killer (the titular Madison).

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of murderous

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Seminci unveiled its winners Saturday morning in Valladolid after organizers canceled the traditional closing gala following a deadly train accident in Toledo province.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
Elsewhere, deadly attacks continued and Ukraine's central bank warned that damage to industrial targets could push the country into a recession.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

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