Antonyms for grudge
grʌdʒgrudge

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1. grudge

   Repugnance applies to that which one feels himself summoned or impelled to do or to endure, and from which he instinctively draws back. Aversion is the turning away of the mind or feelings from some person or thing, or from some course of action, etc. Hate, or hatred, as applied to persons, is intense and continued aversion, usually with disposition to injure; anger is sudden and brief, hatred is lingering and enduring; "Her wrath became a hate," Tennyson Pelleas and Ettarre st. 16. As applied to things, hatred is intense aversion, with desire to destroy or remove; hatred of evil is a righteous passion, akin to abhorrence, but more vehement. Malice involves the active intent to injure; in the legal sense, malice is the intent to injure, even tho with no personal ill will; as, a highwayman would be said to entertain malice toward the unknown traveler whom he attacks. Malice is direct, pressing toward a result; malignity is deep, lingering, and venomous, tho often impotent to act; rancor (akin to rancid) is cherished malignity that has soured and festered and is virulent and implacable. Spite is petty malice that delights to inflict stinging pain; grudge is deeper than spite; it is sinister and bitter; grudge, resentment, and revenge are all retaliatory, grudge being the disposition, revenge the determination to repay real or supposed offense with injury; revenge may denote also the retaliatory act; resentment, the best word of the three, always holds itself to be justifiable, but looks less certainly to action than grudge or revenge. Simple goodness may arouse the hatred of the wicked; they will be moved to revenge only by what they deem an injury or affront. Compare ABOMINATION; ANGER; ANTIPATHY; ENMITY.

   See synonyms for FRIENDSHIP; LOVE.

   Synonyms:
   abhorrence, anger, animosity, antipathy, aversion, detestation, dislike, enmity, hate, hatred, hostility, ill will, malevolence, malice, malignity, rancor, repugnance, resentment, revenge, spite

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. grudgeverb

   Antonyms:
   spend, impart, welcome, satisfy, gratify

   Synonyms:
   spare, retain, covet, envy, withhold

2. grudgenoun

   Antonyms:
   welcome, satisfaction, approval, contentment, complacency, bestowal, benefaction

   Synonyms:
   spite, grievance, aversion, rancor, hatred, pique, dissatisfaction, discontent, refusal

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. grudge, score, grievanceverb

   a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

   "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"

   Synonyms:
   account, sexual conquest, score, grade, grievance, musical score, mark, scotch

2. stew, grudgeverb

   bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings

   Synonyms:
   grizzle, brood, stew

3. grudgeverb

   accept or admit unwillingly

   Synonyms:
   stew

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1. grudgenoun

   Synonyms:
   ill-will, hatred, antipathy, rancor, aversion, enmity, resentment, envy

2. grudgeverb

   Synonyms:
   begrudge, resent, envy

How to use grudge in a sentence?

1. Proverb:

   Holding a grudge doesn't make you strong, it makes you bitter

2. Sok Eysan:

   Brad Adam has had anger and grudge against the CPP for a long time.

3. William H. Walton:

   To carry a grudge is like being stung to death by one bee.

4. Steve Tsang:

   We have not heard of any real personal grudge that Xi Jinping would have against Ling Jihua.

5. Joe Biden:

   Some people think maybe I'm not Irish because I don't hold a grudge, but I want to get things done. I still think there's a possibility of getting Build Back Better done.

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