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conflict
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conflict as in be in conflict
- “The two proposals conflict!“
conflict as in go against, as of rules and laws
- “He ran afoul of the law“
- “This behavior conflicts with our rules“
Synonyms
- run afoul go against, as of rules and laws
- infringe go against, as of rules and laws; advance beyond the usual limit
- contravene go against, as of rules and laws; deny the truth of
conflict as in an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
- “the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph–Thomas Paine“
- “police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs“
Synonyms
- struggle an energetic attempt to achieve something; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); strenuous effort; make a strenuous or labored effort; to exert strenuous effort against opposition; climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling ; be engaged in a fight
- battle battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; an energetic attempt to achieve something; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
conflict as in opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
- “he was immobilized by conflict and indecision“
conflict as in a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- “Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga“
- “he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement“
Synonyms
- battle battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; an energetic attempt to achieve something; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
- fight be engaged in a fight; fight against or resist strongly; make a strenuous or labored effort; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; the act of fighting; an aggressive willingness to compete; an intense verbal dispute; a boxing or wrestling match
- engagement a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; a meeting arranged in advance; a mutual promise to marry ; the act of giving someone a job ; employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; contact by fitting together; the act of sharing in the activities of a group
conflict as in a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
- “his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post“
- “a conflict of loyalties“
conflict as in an incompatibility of dates or events
- “he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings“
conflict as in opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
- “this form of conflict is essential to Mann’s writing“
conflict as in a disagreement or argument about something important
- “he had a dispute with his wife“
- “there were irreconcilable differences“
- “the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats“
Synonyms
- dispute a disagreement or argument about something important; coming into conflict with ; take exception to; have a disagreement over something
- difference the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; a disagreement or argument about something important; a significant change; the number that remains after subtraction
- difference of opinion a disagreement or argument about something important