Synonyms of vendetta

vendetta

noun

as in feud

a series of acts done to harm a disliked person or group

He has had a vendetta against her ever since she beat him out for the promotion.

The two politicians had long held a personal vendetta against each other.

Related Words

• feud
• dispute
• quarrel
• fight
• disputation
• spat
• squabble
• imbroglio
• brawl
• controversy
• altercation
• falling-out
• argument
• tiff
• contretemps
• set-to
• disagreement
• misunderstanding
• skirmish
• run-in
• tussle
• row
• tangle
• clash
• contention
• donnybrook
• bicker
• battle royal
• wrangle
• attack
• cross fire
• logomachy
• rhubarb
• objection
• kickup
• argle-bargle
• protest
• argy-bargy
• dissension
• scrap
• hassle
• protestation
• difference
• debate
• fisticuffs
• melee
• fracas
• catfight
• affray
• free-for-all
• fuss
• fray

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vendetta

Funny coming from a guy who’s wrapping up an A-case only to dive headfirst into an even bigger B-case, complete with a personal vendetta and government conspiracy. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Chadwick, who left Forest Hill in 2019 under contentious circumstances, has said the Morrison YMCA deal is not over a personal vendetta. — Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026

Whoever left it there had a vendetta against her own, or someone else, as researchers suspect that a slave had written the curse either against the four slaves named, or an unknown person. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026

Spain had a personal vendetta in Mallorca and produced their most complete performance in years. — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 6 June 2026

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