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conflict
noun as in fight, warfare
Strong matches
collision, contention, contest, emulation, encounter, engagement, fracas, fray, set-to, striving, tug-of-war
noun as in disagreement, discord
Strongest matches
animosity, competition, difference, dispute, friction, hostility, strife
Strong matches
affray, antagonism, brush, contention, contest, dance, disaccord, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunity, faction, flap, fray, fuss, hassle, interference, meeting, opposition, row, ruckus, run-in, set-to, variance
Weak matches
verb as in be at odds
Strong matches
brawl, clash, collide, combat, contend, contest, contrast, disaccord, discord, disharmonize, fight, interfere, jar, mismatch, oppose, romp, scrap, slug, strive, struggle, tangle
Weak matches
bump heads with, cross swords with, lock horns with, run against tide, square off with
Example Sentences
He was convicted of war crimes relating to the use of children in that country's conflict and sentenced in July to 14 years.
So far, the US president-elect has given very few clues as to how he intends to end the conflict, beyond a typically vainglorious promise to end the war in 24 hours.
Crucial perspectives were also missing in most of the reviewed studies on climate change and conflict.
The other authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Those conflicts are threatening to trigger a wider war that would pit the United States and Israel against Iran and its proxies.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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