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 Democrats have little trouble understanding that the right-wing infighting over Carlson is about whether the Republican tent, which already includes racists, nativists, and vicious Islamophobes, is also big enough to include anti-Semites. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 Complex international maritime law, competing ownership claims, ethical infighting among academics about how best to approach the undersea historical site, and the immense technical and fiscal costs of recovery have kept its bounty on the sea floor. — Brett Berk, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026 Kennedy's vaccine agenda has been stymied, in part, by the White House's infighting. — Amanda Seitz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 The continuous infighting escalated into a civil war, which allowed Humayun to take advantage and recover lost territory. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for infighting

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Noun

The woman’s vanity and the husband’s forgetfulness collide to sow chaos and discord in the house.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
The discord meant the program spent much of the summer hiring replacement correspondents, including Ross Douthat, a conservative New York Times opinion writer with no experience as a TV journalist.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of discord

Noun

October, the best time in the baseball calendar, will be at least a little different this year because of the labor strife that awaits in the offseason.

— Jim Bowden, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Congress created temporary protections in 1990 TPS was created by Congress in 1990 to prevent deportations to countries suffering from natural disasters or civil strife.

— Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of strife

Noun

That friction, between floppy and finely made, sits at the heart of Esh’s ever-evolving vision for his namesake label.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
The frictions in Russia’s wartime economy are growing, as massive military spending balloons the budget deficit.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of friction

Noun

And so my conversation with Noah centered on the idea of a space where there would be a discordance between what the physical space looked like and what was happening emotionally in that room.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of discordance

Noun

This could give Iran additional leverage in its war with the United States.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
On behalf of her contact at the Russian embassy, the defendant sought information on German defense policy and the defense industry, particularly in light of Russia's war on Ukraine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of war

Noun

The book follows this story for the critical eight years between 1527 and 1535, which led to the enduring schism that created the Church of England.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
But schisms and heel digging are probably inevitable in such uncertain fields, Catling says.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of schism

Noun

Such a vehicle could use abundant electricity for lasers, microwave weapons, radar, and electronic warfare.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
The fighting in Ukraine in particular has highlighted how warfare is moving more towards autonomous systems, AI and drones.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of warfare

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