bad blood

The phrase “bad blood” has 2 syllables: bad blood

It's pronounced as /bæd blʌd/


What is synonym and antonym for bad blood?

In the thesaurus, “bad blood” has 58 synonyms and 21 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for bad blood along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for bad blood

  • acrimony
  • alienation
  • anger
  • animosity
  • animus
  • antagonism
  • antipathy
  • bad chemistry
  • bad feeling
  • bad vibes
  • bad will
  • bitterness
  • blood feud
  • conflict
  • coolness
  • disaccord
  • disaffection
  • discord
  • dislike
  • distrust
  • enmity
  • estrangement
  • feud
  • friction
  • gall
  • grudge
  • hard feelings
  • hate
  • hatred
  • hostility
  • ill will
  • ill-disposedness
  • inhospitableness
  • jaundice
  • loathing
  • malevolence
  • malice
  • malignancy
  • malignity
  • mutual hostility
  • nastiness
  • odium
  • oppugnancy
  • oppugnation
  • personality conflict
  • rancor
  • resentment
  • score
  • spite
  • spitefulness
  • strain
  • tension
  • unfriendliness
  • vendetta
  • venom
  • vindictiveness
  • virulence
  • vitriol

Antonyms for bad blood

  • amiability
  • amicability
  • amity
  • civility
  • comity
  • cordiality
  • empathy
  • friendliness
  • friendship
  • good will
  • goodwill
  • happiness
  • hospitality
  • kindness
  • liking
  • love
  • loving
  • neighborliness
  • sweetness
  • sympathy
  • understanding

Meanings of bad blood

  • noun
    1. Feelings of hostility or ill will.
    2. A serious feud or long-standing grudge.
    3. An inherited immoral or disturbed nature.

Example Sentences

  • The dispute between the two families has created bad blood that spans generations.
  • Despite their efforts to reconcile, there's still lingering bad blood between them.
  • The rivalry between the teams has led to a lot of bad blood on and off the field.
  • A history of betrayals and misunderstandings has fueled the bad blood between the neighbors.
  • It's important to address conflicts early to prevent bad blood from escalating further.

On this page you'll find 79 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to bad blood, such as: acrimony, alienation, amiability, amicability, amity, anger, animosity.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

uncharitableness

gall

  • abrade
  • acrimony
  • affront
  • aggravate
  • agitate
  • alienation
  • anger
  • animosity
  • animus
  • annoy
  • antagonism
  • antagonize
  • antipathy
  • arrogance
  • assurance
  • audaciousness
  • audacity
  • back talk
  • bad blood
  • badger
  • bait
  • ballyrag
  • bark
  • bedevil
  • bite
  • bitterness
  • blood feud
  • bother
  • brashness
  • brass
  • brassiness
  • brazenness
  • break down
  • break up
  • bug
  • bullyrag
  • burn
  • chafe
  • cheek
  • cheekiness
  • chew
  • chide
  • chutzpa
  • chutzpah
  • cockiness
  • conceit
  • confidence
  • conflict
  • coolness
  • corrade
  • corrode
  • crust
  • crust cynicism
  • decompose
  • devil
  • disaffection
  • discomfort
  • discompose
  • discord
  • discourteousness
  • disintegrate
  • disquiet
  • disrespect
  • dissolve
  • distress
  • disturb
  • eat
  • effrontery
  • enflame
  • enmity
  • enrage
  • erase
  • erode
  • estrangement
  • exasperate
  • excoriate
  • exercise
  • face
  • feud
  • file
  • flay
  • fray
  • frazzle
  • fret
  • friction
  • frost
  • get
  • get to
  • gnaw
  • grate
  • graze
  • grind
  • gripe
  • grudge
  • guts
  • hagride
  • harass
  • hardihood
  • harry
  • hassle
  • hate
  • hatred
  • haughtiness
  • heckle
  • hone
  • hostility
  • hutzpa
  • hutzpah
  • impertinence
  • impoliteness
  • impudence
  • incense
  • incivility
  • inconsiderateness
  • inconsideration
  • inflame
  • infuriate
  • inhospitableness
  • insolence
  • insult
  • irk
  • irritate
  • itch
  • jaundice
  • loathing
  • madden
  • malevolence
  • malice
  • malignancy
  • malignity
  • miff
  • nag
  • nark
  • nerve
  • nerviness
  • nettle
  • nibble
  • offend
  • outrage
  • overbearance
  • overconfidence
  • peel
  • peeve
  • persecute
  • pertness
  • perturb
  • pester
  • pique
  • plague
  • pomposity
  • presumption
  • presumptuousness
  • provoke
  • put out
  • rancor
  • rankle
  • rasp
  • reduce
  • rile
  • roil
  • rouse
  • rub
  • rub out
  • rub the wrong way
  • rudeness
  • ruffle
  • sandblast
  • sandpaper
  • sanguinity
  • sass
  • sauce
  • sauciness
  • score
  • scour
  • scrape
  • scratch
  • scuff
  • self-assurance
  • self-confidence
  • self-importance
  • sharpen
  • shave
  • skin
  • spite
  • spitefulness
  • strain
  • swagger
  • swash
  • tease
  • temerity
  • tension
  • torment
  • trouble
  • undo
  • unfriendliness
  • ungraciousness
  • unhinge
  • unsettle
  • upset
  • vendetta
  • venom
  • vex
  • vindictiveness
  • virulence
  • vitriol
  • wear
  • wear on
  • wear out
  • whet
  • worry

jaundice

  • alienation
  • animosity
  • animus
  • antagonism
  • antipathy
  • bad blood
  • bias
  • bitterness
  • blood feud
  • color
  • conflict
  • coolness
  • disaffection
  • discord
  • distort
  • enmity
  • estrangement
  • feud
  • friction
  • gall
  • grudge
  • hate
  • hatred
  • hostility
  • infect
  • influence
  • inhospitableness
  • loathing
  • malice
  • malignancy
  • malignity
  • poison
  • predispose
  • prejudice
  • prepossess
  • rancor
  • score
  • spite
  • spitefulness
  • strain
  • sway
  • taint
  • tension
  • turn
  • unfriendliness
  • vendetta
  • venom
  • vindictiveness
  • virulence
  • vitriol
  • warp

rancor

malice


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