Synonyms of conflicts

conflicts 1 of 2

noun

plural of conflict

1

as in frictions

a lack of agreement or harmony

the conflict between absolute freedom and personal responsibility

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frictions
• discords
• wars
• strifes
• discordances
• schisms
• disputes
• clashes
• warfares
• divisions
• dissents
• hostilities
• altercations
• disagreements
• variances
• disharmonies
• dissonances
• dissensions
• disunities
• discordancies
• inharmonies
• fights
• arguments
• contentions
• disunions
• divides
• dissidences
• collisions
• debates
• quarrels
• infightings
• fissures
• disaccords
• squabbles
• bickers
• brawls
• inconsistencies
• competitions
• antagonisms
• animosities
• incompatibilities
• incongruences
• incongruities
• wrangles
• enmities
• spats
• inconsistences
• tiffs
• antipathies
• rows
• hassles
• run-ins
• fallings-out
• mix-ups
• rancors
• jars
• scraps
• cold wars
• miffs
• inconsonances
• ill wills

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreements
• harmonies
• accords
• concordances
• concords
• concurrences
• peaces
• cooperations

2

as in clashes

a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups

an armed conflict between strikers and strikebreakers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clashes
• skirmishes
• fights
• battles
• struggles
• tussles
• scuffles
• dustups
• confrontations
• brawls
• frays
• contests
• altercations
• scrimmages
• combats
• fracases
• duels
• quarrels
• disputes
• hassles
• scraps
• scrums
• squabbles
• pitched battles
• controversies
• blows
• broils
• disagreements
• fistfights
• melees
• mix-ups
• misunderstandings
• affrays
• tangles
• fisticuffs
• battles royal
• slugfests
• ructions
• wrangles
• rows
• ruckuses
• spats
• rough-and-tumbles
• tiffs
• donnybrooks
• jousts
• fallings-out
• contretemps
• punch-ups
• punch-outs
• arguments
• catfights
• grapples
• cross fires
• free-for-alls
• face-offs
• kickups
• handgrips
• argle-bargles
• argy-bargies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• truces

3

as in hostilities

a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups

the United Nations strives to prevent international conflicts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hostilities
• wars
• skirmishes
• conflagrations
• battles
• hot wars
• actions
• world wars
• civil wars
• police actions
• warfares
• limited wars
• engagements
• holy wars
• cold wars
• combats

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peaces
• disarmaments
• demobilizations
• truces
• pacifications
• cease-fires
• demilitarizations
• calms
• tranquilities

4

as in rivalries

an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another

the eternal conflict between the forces of good and evil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rivalries
• battles
• struggles
• confrontations
• contentions
• wars
• duels
• competitions
• matches
• warfares
• clashes
• contests
• strifes
• dogfights
• combats
• tugs-of-war
• ball games
• disputes
• sweepstakes
• grapples
• showdowns
• debates
• face-offs
• frictions
• quarrels
• collisions
• disagreements
• controversies
• disputations
• discords
• horse races
• arguments
• wrangles
• nail-biters
• dissensions
• rows

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• harmonies
• concords
• peaces

conflicts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of conflict

as in collides

to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably

his statement conflicts with the facts, as given in the police report

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clashes
• collides
• discords
• jars
• differs
• disagrees
• wars (against)
• disaccords
• combats
• battles
• fights
• dissents
• engages
• chafes
• jangles
• grates
• galls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• matches
• fits
• conforms (to or with)
• accords
• blends
• corresponds
• harmonizes
• agrees
• coincides
• concurs
• assents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conflicts

Noun

One consideration is opening additional stores, Cenci said, citing Miami, residential areas beyond downtown Rome, Spain, and the Middle East, if conflicts there end, as possibilities. — David Moin, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

The base 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of London has been used by American bombers during decades of conflicts in the Middle East, including this year’s war with Iran. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

The base 100 miles west of London has been used by American bombers during decades of conflicts in the Middle East, including this year’s war with Iran. — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

The base has been used by American bombers during decades of conflicts in the Middle East, including this year's war with Iran. — Sylvia Hui, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

The organizations that benefit most from autonomous systems will be those that coordinate decisions across boundaries, recognize conflicts early, respect physical constraints and measure the results. — Amruth Puppala, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Since then, Safe Streets workers have conducted more than 120 successful mediations to prevent potentially violent conflicts from escalating into shootings or homicides. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

This can make the movie frustrating for those seeking something more explosive, because the conflicts in What Remains mostly happen on the inside. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

However, software updates and compatibility conflicts prevented us from gathering reliable comparison data for those tests in this review. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Verb

The business of asset management often conflicts with the business of investing—an interesting paradox. — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

This directly conflicts with at least one existing state law, California's SB53, raising complex questions about which specific state provisions, like whistleblower protections, would survive. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Mowing at both cemeteries allots $30,550 for 13 cuts over a 26-week period, which conflicts with weekly and bi-weekly contracts for downtown areas, and six-week maintenance periods at ponds and other sites. — Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Olathe Schools also agreed to revise or remove any policies, guidance or website content that conflicts with the department’s interpretations of Title IX and Kansas law. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026

In an oppositional reading of a media text, the audience comprehends that the message conflicts with or contradicts their personal experiences of society. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026

Intuitive Surgical also conflicts with our recent initiation of Johnson & Johnson, which is seeking to enter the robotic surgery market. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026

The immediate gratification demanded by right-wing influencers inevitably conflicts with the level of behind-the-scenes preparation required to bring even the most slapdash case in court. — Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026

Dartmouth professor Jeff Friedman noted that younger voters grew up with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, conflicts that the public became disenchanted with. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026