All conflict synonyms
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C c noun conflict
- combat β Combat is fighting that takes place in a war.
- clash β When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
- competition β Competition is a situation in which two or more people or groups are trying to get something which not everyone can have.
- strife β vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism: to be at strife.
- struggle β to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
- battle β A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war.
- rivalry β the action, position, or relation of a rival or rivals; competition: rivalry between Yale and Harvard.
- war β a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
- hostility β a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness.
- friction β surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- animosity β Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike and anger. Animosities are feelings of this kind.
- difference β the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- dispute β to engage in argument or debate.
- contention β Someone's contention is the idea or opinion that they are expressing in an argument or discussion.
- contest β A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win.
- collision β A collision occurs when a moving object crashes into something.
- fray β a raveled or worn part, as in cloth: frays at the toes of well-worn sneakers.
- fracas β a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.
- set-to β a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- tug-of-war β an athletic contest between two teams at opposite ends of a rope, each team trying to drag the other over a line.
- striving β to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- dance β If you dance a particular kind of dance, you do it or perform it.
- dissent β to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
- disunity β lack of unity or accord.
- affray β An affray is a noisy and violent fight, especially in a public place.
- hassle β a disorderly dispute.
- brush β A brush is an object which has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for tidying your hair.
- flap β to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
- disaccord β to be out of accord; disagree.
- antagonism β Antagonism between people is hatred or dislike between them. Antagonisms are instances of this.
- interference β an act, fact, or instance of interfering.
- row β record
- meeting β an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.
- ruckus β a noisy commotion; fracas; rumpus: The losers are sure to raise a ruckus.
- faction β a form of writing or filmmaking that treats real people or events as if they were fictional or uses them as an integral part of a fictional account.
- fuss β an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
- dissension β strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
- opposition β the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- dissidence β disagreement: political dissidence.
- run-in β a quarrel; argument.
- variance β the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
verb conflict
- vary β to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
- differ β to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- disagree β to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- disturb β to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
- contend β If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
- discord β lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.
- brawl β A brawl is a rough or violent fight.
- scrap β a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.
- jar β Java archive