CONFLICTIVE Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

conflictive

adjective

Definition of conflictive

as in conflicting

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Recent Examples of conflictive Directed by Jonatan Etzler, the film tells the story of a teacher dealing with a conflictive 11-year-old pupil. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025

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Adjective

This raises the possibility that there could be conflicting decisions from two federal appellate courts.

— Lucinda M. Finley, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
But a series of conflicting messages has left many Americans unsure about what’s actually safe to eat.

— Allie Canal, NBC news, 24 July 2026

Definition of conflicting

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Price discovery for a single company would end up quietly split across several incompatible venues.

— Mike Cahill, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Some critics have argued Hegseth’s TRT initiative may function as a tacit admission that hormone treatment alone is not necessarily incompatible with military readiness.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026

Definition of incompatible

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Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies are investigating the suspicious death of a 66-year-old woman after she was taken to a local hospital with injuries that appeared inconsistent with a natural death, the agency announced Friday.

— Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
As a tool, the AQI is inconsistent overall—its forecasts can be slow and imprecise, and its particulars don’t always have a bearing on direct experience.

— Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

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