feuded

Kept fighting long

Feuded is the past tense of feud, meaning to carry on a prolonged bitter quarrel or conflict.

Feuds typically involve ongoing hostility between families, neighbors, or rival groups: The two families had feuded for generations.

The word implies a dispute that persists over time, often with episodes of retaliation.

animosity

grudge

Persistent resentment toward someone

enmity · hostility · ill-will · vendetta · spite · malice · acrimony · animus · antipathy · loathing

conflict

quarrel

Angry verbal dispute

  • disputeVerbal clash over differences
  • clashViolent disagreement or collision
  • strifeAngry, prolonged conflict

warfare · hostilities · fighting · altercation · confrontation · skirmish · combat · aggression · belligerence · violence

rivalry

adversaries

Those who oppose you

contention · friction · antagonism · struggle · face-off · battle · clash · contest · vying · tension

historic

clans

Related family groups

monarchs · succession · territorial · Vikings · Montagues · Capulets · medieval · highland · tribal · ancestral

Opposites
interpersonal conflict vs. harmony

feudedreconciled

Restored to harmony

made peace · made up · cooperated · allied · made amends

Phrases
Family

feud, feuding, feuds, feudal, feudalism, feudalistic

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG