conflicts

NOUN

fight, warfare

Synonyms

STRONGEST

battle clash combat competition rivalry strife struggle war

STRONG

collision contention contest emulation encounter engagement fracas fray set-to striving tug-of-war

Antonyms

STRONGEST

peace truce

STRONG

agreement calm harmony surrender

WEAK

accord concord stability

NOUN

disagreement, discord

Synonyms

STRONGEST

animosity competition difference dispute friction hostility strife

STRONG

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

bad blood concours divided loyalties factionalism

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreement

STRONG

approval authorization calm concurrence harmony peace ratification sympathy

WEAK

accord concord stability

VERB

be at odds

Synonyms

STRONGEST

differ disagree disturb vary

STRONG

brawl clash collide combat contend contest contrast disaccord discord disharmonize fight interfere jar mismatch oppose romp scrap slug strive struggle tangle

WEAK

bump heads with cross swords with lock horns with run against tide square off with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree consent harmonize

STRONG

aid assist give up help make peace retreat support surrender yield

WEAK

be calm

Example Sentences

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White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said all of Trump’s assets are “held in fully discretionary accounts managed by independent third-party financial institutions. There are no conflicts of interest.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

Asadullah, who only has one name, imported from Dubai and Japan and said the conflicts have "paralysed business" for months.

From Barron's • Jul. 5, 2026

Sure, many other countries go to war with similar motives, fantasizing the conflicts are about freedom or religion or whatever.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

“All of the president’s assets are in held in fully discretionary accounts managed by independent third-party financial institutions. There are no conflicts of interest,” she added.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026

That factor alone would explain why societies of thousands can exist only if they develop centralized authority to monopolize force and resolve conflicts.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond