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's a real sense the city is going out of control and that local prosecutors haven't done their part on that front, but that many of them sought what many Americans see as political vendettas. —ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025

Prosecutors accuse Hollis of a vendetta against Pino, who was cleared in the shooting of her son. —Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025

This naturally leads to Thunderbolt Ross having an even stronger vendetta against The Hulk, setting up their inevitable fight. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025

An emboldened Donald Trump has returned to the White House on a vendetta against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, setting in motion a new version of the Red Scare, except the target color scheme now is anything nonwhite. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025

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