INFIGHTING Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

infighting

noun

ˈin-ˌfī-tiŋ

Definition of infighting

as in discord

a lack of agreement or harmony continued infighting has just completely robbed that political action committee of its effectiveness

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Recent Examples of infighting The commission has been plagued by partisan infighting and ineffectiveness, as well as chronic vacancies and a lack of funding. — Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 10 July 2026 Beere, however, has steered clear of political infighting, instead emphasizing in public statements and interviews his love for Oakland across three decades of living here. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 Democratic infighting explodes as congresswoman defends socialists from party backlash. — FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 The party infighting has fueled fresh fears from moderate Republicans in Congress about exactly how much the GOP can get done before the midterms, with lawmakers set to go on an extended recess at the end of next month. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for infighting

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Noun

Meena said his contract was terminated prematurely, a dispute highlighting internal discord.

— Catherine Muccigrosso July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
In a year where everything Skubal does has been fair game for discussion and discord, the barbs surrounding the WBC still have not faded.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of discord

Noun

Next year’s game is scheduled for the Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley Field for the first time since 1990, but is threatened by possible labor strife.

— Ronald Blum, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
The transfer of the Chelsea art space is only the epilogue for Marlborough’s multi-year breakdown—the gallery’s closure in 2024 came after years of escalating strife and discord.

— News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026

Definition of strife

Noun

Sivulka also warned of organizational friction ahead, as employees start resisting handing over their institutional knowledge to AI systems that may eventually replace them.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 July 2026
The trailer promised friction between the two partners as they’re reluctantly forced to work together.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 July 2026

Definition of friction

Noun

The Iranian military fired six missiles on Jordan today, according to the Jordan Armed Forces, as the regional conflict expands.

— Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Lario stressed that hunger and conflict often reinforce one another, creating a cycle that is difficult to break without greater stability.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of conflict

Noun

Part of that discordance might be the fact that as a genre, rock has historically been difficult to define.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2025
The songs bounce from discordance and disorientation to harmoniousness and repose — even in the uneasy moments, the songs don't sink.

— Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

Definition of discordance

Noun

But the Iran war has taken Qatar and UAE out of the market for a time, and this represents 16% of worldwide liquefaction.

— Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Another constituent and her family fled to Delaware after a gang war broke out in Haiti following the assassination of President Jovene Moise in 2021.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of war

Noun

The Vatican declared the group of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide in schism after the SSPX consecrated four bishops in Switzerland without Pope Leo XIV’s approval this month.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
The Vatican said dialogue was offered to the group ahead of the schism and that the step of ordaining bishops without ⁠church approval was considered so grave that excommunication was automatic.

— Reuters, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Definition of schism

Noun

Without Fedorov in charge of the ministry of defense, Ukraine’s revolution in warfare will lose its standard-bearer and a lot of its momentum—just when those innovations appeared to be paying off.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Traditional anti-submarine warfare tools are not optimized for small, slow, quiet autonomous vehicles.

— Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

Definition of warfare

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