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 In interviews with dozens of voters casting their ballots early in the Detroit area, few were aware of the Democratic infighting, and those who were aware were exasperated. — Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2026 The idea has taken hold so firmly in Washington that much of the talk here is about the Democratic infighting that’s already broken out about how to run the Congress that everyone now assumes the Party will soon win. — Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026 Local and national campaign staff have feuded over how to showcase Jackson from the early days of the campaign, infighting detailed in an August New York magazine story. — Julia Terruso, Time, 26 Oct. 2026 Political infighting among the various Arab factions ahead of the 2022 elections also drove some voters to stay home. — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for infighting

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Noun

A throw toward the center and then, at times, a lateral backwards to create discord among the secondaries and then race downfield.

— Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 4 Nov. 2026
To use isolated instances of interpersonal discord as a pretext to strip 18 distinct counties of their democratic home rule is a severe structural overreaction.

— Eric Wargotz, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of discord

Noun

That can reduce friction in transactions by giving both sides a reference point based on past sales of the same card at the same grade.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
The applications are meant to enable Changshin teams to identify issues earlier, reduce handoff friction and use production outcomes to inform future decisions.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of friction

Noun

Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has also warned that Iran would retaliate if Washington reignited the conflict.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Its cost was recovered after just one month of conflict, according to people familiar with the matter.

— Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of conflict

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

But Valdez suggested such schisms within the party would likely take a backseat to unity on domestic concerns like economic issues and immigration.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026
The schism would go on to shape the future of journalism from the newsletter economy all the way up to the highest echelons of Hollywood and television news after Weiss was appointed editor in chief of CBS News last year.

— Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of schism

Noun

This adds another layer of automation to expeditionary mine warfare operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Attrition declined sharply during the later training stages, with 5% during the second phase, which emphasizes combat diving, and 3% during the third phase, which focuses on land warfare.

— James LaPorta, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026

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