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conflict

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of conflict

1 a lack of agreement or harmony
  • the conflict between absolute freedom and personal responsibility
Synonyms of conflict

disaccord, discord, discordance, discordancy, disharmony, dissension (also dissention), dissent, dissidence, dissonance, disunion, disunity, division, friction, infighting, inharmony, schism, strife, variance, war, warfare
Words Related to conflict

clash, collision, competition, contention

altercation, argument, bicker, brawl, debate, disagreement, dispute, divide, fissure

falling-out, fight, hassle, jar, miff, mix-up, quarrel, row, run-in, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle

incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness, inconsistence, inconsistency, inconsonance, inharmoniousness

animosity, antagonism, antipathy, cold war, enmity, hostility, ill will, rancor
Near Antonyms of conflict

concurrence, cooperation
Antonyms of conflict

accord, agreement, concord, concordance, harmony, peace
2 a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
  • an armed conflict between strikers and strikebreakers
Synonyms of conflict

battle, clash, combat, contest, dustup, fight, fracas, fray, hassle, scrap, scrimmage, scuffle, skirmish, struggle, tussle
Words Related to conflict

pitched battle, rough-and-tumble

battle royal, brawl, donnybrook, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée), mix-up, ruckus, ruction

blows, fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest

confrontation, duel, face-off, joust

altercation, argument, contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, falling-out, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, spat, squabble, tangle, tiff, wrangle

catfight
Near Antonyms of conflict

truce
3 a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups
  • The United Nations strives to prevent international conflicts.
Synonyms of conflict

conflagration, hostilities, hot war, war
Words Related to conflict

civil war, cold war, holy war, limited war, police action, world war

action, battle, engagement, skirmish

combat, fighting, warfare
Near Antonyms of conflict

demilitarization, demobilization, disarmament

pacification

cease-fire, truce

calm, peacefulness, tranquillity (or tranquility)
Antonyms of conflict

peace
4 an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
  • the eternal conflict between the forces of good and evil
Synonyms of conflict

ball game, battle, combat, competition, confrontation, contention, contest, dogfight, duel, face-off, grapple, match, rivalry, strife, struggle, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tug-of-war, war, warfare
Words Related to conflict

horse race, nail-biter

showdown

clash, collision, discord, friction

argument, controversy, debate, disagreement, disputation, dispute, dissension (also dissention), quarrel, row, wrangle
Near Antonyms of conflict

concord, harmony, peace

Synonym Discussion of conflict

discord, strife, conflict, contention, dissension, variance mean a state or condition marked by a lack of agreement or harmony. discord implies an intrinsic or essential lack of harmony producing quarreling, factiousness, or antagonism.
    • a political party long racked by discord
strife emphasizes a struggle for superiority rather than the incongruity or incompatibility of the persons or things involved.
    • during his brief reign the empire was never free of civil strife
conflict usually stresses the action of forces in opposition but in static applications implies an irreconcilability as of duties or desires.
    • the conflict of freedom and responsibility
contention applies to strife or competition that shows itself in quarreling, disputing, or controversy.
    • several points of contention about the new zoning law
dissension implies strife or discord and stresses a division into factions.
    • religious dissension threatened to split the colony
variance implies a clash between persons or things owing to a difference in nature, opinion, or interest.
    • cultural variances that work against a national identity

conflict

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of conflict

to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably
  • His statement conflicts with the facts, as given in the police report.
Synonyms of conflict

clash, collide, disaccord, discord, jar
Words Related to conflict

battle, combat, engage, fight, war (against)

chafe, gall, grate, jangle

differ, disagree, dissent
Near Antonyms of conflict

agree, assent, coincide, concur, correspond
Antonyms of conflict

accord, blend, conform (to or with), fit, harmonize, match

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