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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• feud
• dispute
• quarrel
• fight
• disputation
• spat
• squabble
• brawl
• imbroglio
• 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
• dissention
• logomachy
• objection
• rhubarb
• kickup
• argle-bargle
• protest
• argy-bargy
• dissension
• scrap
• hassle
• protestation
• difference
• debate
• mêlée
• fisticuffs
• melee
• fracas
• catfight
• affray
• free-for-all
• fuss
• fray

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vendetta

There have been arrest quotas and police carry out personal vendettas. —Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Feb. 2025

Hobbs has an untold vendetta against the fat cats who run the company, and Quinn, the firm’s only female manager, is consistently getting passed up for promotions that go to inferior men. —Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025

Sullivan seems to have a real vendetta against us lawful gun owners and lawful gun shops. —Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025

As a private citizen who has been the subject of SEC enforcement—and as someone with an outspoken personal vendetta against the agency and its mission—Mr. Musk's involvement in any decisions regarding the future of the agency is highly inappropriate. —Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025

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