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conflict
noun as in fight, warfare
Strong matches
collision, contention, contest, emulation, encounter, engagement, fracas, fray, set-to, striving, tug-of-war
noun as in disagreement, discord
Strongest matches
animosity, competition, difference, dispute, friction, hostility, strife
Strong matches
affray, antagonism, brush, contention, contest, dance, disaccord, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunity, faction, flap, fray, fuss, hassle, interference, meeting, opposition, row, ruckus, run-in, set-to, variance
Weak matches
verb as in be at odds
Strong matches
brawl, clash, collide, combat, contend, contest, contrast, disaccord, discord, disharmonize, fight, interfere, jar, mismatch, oppose, romp, scrap, slug, strive, struggle, tangle
Weak matches
bump heads with, cross swords with, lock horns with, run against tide, square off with
Example Sentences
“It’s been a source of conflict between me and my parents,” said Zanini.
That set off a more than year-long conflict that culminated in two months of open war before last year's ceasefire was agreed.
A hospital, for instance, will hire a new tech vendor whose product conflicts with the hospital’s model of patient-centered care.
They have used these congressional approvals to engage in extended conflicts such as the Gulf War in the early 1990s and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan a decade later.
Both the RSF and the army have faced war crimes accusations over the course of the conflict.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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