as in inconsistent
not being in agreement or harmony
conflicting reports from the witnesses at the scene
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as in clashing
to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably
his statement conflicts with the facts, as given in the police report
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Recent Examples of conflicting
Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
School 1 15 Jalon Walker Edge Georgia 1 26
James Pearce Jr.
Edge
Tennessee
3
96
Xavier Watts
S
Notre Dame
4
118
Billy Bowman Jr.
S
Oklahoma
7
218
Jack Nelson
OT
Wisconsin
Favorite pick: Jalon Walker, Edge/LB, Georgia
The Falcons’ draft was very conflicting for me.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Landen Williams, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Madoff attended a hearing regarding the conflicting status of his legal representation in his multi-billion dollar fraud allegations.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
At Golden State Annex, medical providers documented inconsistent — and sometimes conflicting — psychiatric diagnoses.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
School 1 15 Jalon Walker Edge Georgia 1 26
James Pearce Jr.
Edge
Tennessee
3
96
Xavier Watts
S
Notre Dame
4
118
Billy Bowman Jr.
S
Oklahoma
7
218
Jack Nelson
OT
Wisconsin
Favorite pick: Jalon Walker, Edge/LB, Georgia
The Falcons’ draft was very conflicting for me.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
These conflicting forces are creating more uncertainty around future Fed rate cuts.
—Landen Williams, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Madoff attended a hearing regarding the conflicting status of his legal representation in his multi-billion dollar fraud allegations.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conflicting
Adjective
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But his hands are inconsistent after recording the most drops (10) of any receiver in the nation last season.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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Orlando Sentinel Chicago has been inconsistent this season, most recently losing to Nashville SC 7-2, and has gone winless in the last five matches.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2025
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The two have appeared to be colliding once again, this time involving the rapper Drake and arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, LeBron James.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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On York Boulevard in Los Angeles, a blurred black hole hangs on a dark wall, joined only by a pair of headphones playing looping echoes of its siblings colliding.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Conflicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflicting. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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