Conflicts — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

verb noun plural noun /kən-ˈflikt/ (verb) /ˈkän-ˌflikt/ (noun) /ˌdē-kən-ˈflikt/ (verb) con·flict

Meaning & Definition of Conflicts

Conflicts (verb)

  1. to be different, opposed, or contradictory, to fail to be in agreement or accord
  2. to create a conflict of interest
  3. to happen at the same time
  4. to coordinate (something, such as flights, maneuvers, or the use of a location) between groups especially in areas where overlapping operations are occurring in order to reduce the risk of accidents or incidents

Conflicts (noun)

  1. fight, battle, war
  2. a difference that prevents agreement, antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons)
  3. mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands

Conflicts (plural noun)

  1. ideas, feelings, etc., that disagree with one another

Conflicts (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. a lack of agreement or harmony

    "the conflict between absolute freedom and personal responsibility"

    similar: disaccords, discordances, discordancies, discords, disharmonies, dissensions, dissents, dissidences, dissonances, disunions, disunities, divisions, frictions, infightings, inharmonies, schisms, strifes, variances, warfares, wars
    related: clashes, collisions, competitions, contentions, altercations, arguments, bickers, brawls, debates, disagreements, disputes, divides, fissures, fallings-out, fights, hassles, jars, miffs, mix-ups, quarrels, rows, run-ins, scraps, spats, squabbles, tiffs, wrangles, incompatibilities, incongruences, incongruities, inconsistences, inconsistencies, inconsonances, animosities, antagonisms, antipathies, cold wars, enmities, hostilities, ill wills, rancors
    opposite: accords, agreements, concordances, concords, harmonies, peaces
    near: concurrences, cooperations

  2. a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups

    "an armed conflict between strikers and strikebreakers"

    similar: battles, clashes, combats, contests, dustups, fights, fracases, frays, hassles, scraps, scrimmages, scrums, scuffles, skirmishes, struggles, tussles
    related: pitched battles, rough-and-tumbles, affrays (chiefly British), battles royal, brawls, broils, donnybrooks, free-for-alls, melees, mix-ups, ruckuses, ructions, blows, fistfights, fisticuffs, grapples, handgrips, punch-outs, punch-ups (chiefly British), slugfests, confrontations, duels, face-offs, jousts, altercations, argle-bargles (chiefly British), arguments, argy-bargies (chiefly British), contretemps, controversies, cross fires, disagreements, disputes, fallings-out, kickups, misunderstandings, quarrels, rows, spats, squabbles, tangles, tiffs, wrangles, catfights
    near: truces

  3. a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups

    "the United Nations strives to prevent international conflicts"

    similar: conflagrations, hostilities, hot wars, wars
    related: civil wars, cold wars, holy wars, limited wars, police actions, world wars, actions, battles, engagements, skirmishes, combats, warfares
    opposite: peaces
    near: demilitarizations, demobilizations, disarmaments, pacifications, cease-fires, truces, calms, tranquilities

  4. an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another

    "the eternal conflict between the forces of good and evil"

    similar: ball games, battles, combats, competitions, confrontations, contentions, contests, dogfights, duels, face-offs, grapples, matches, rivalries, strifes, struggles, sweepstakes, tugs-of-war, warfares, wars
    related: horse races, nail-biters, showdowns, clashes, collisions, discords, frictions, arguments, controversies, debates, disagreements, disputations, disputes, dissensions, quarrels, rows, wrangles
    near: concords, harmonies, peaces

Conflicts (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably

    "his statement conflicts with the facts, as given in the police report"

    similar: clashes, collides, disaccords, discords, jars
    related: battles, combats, engages, fights, wars (against), chafes, galls, grates, jangles, differs, disagrees, dissents
    opposite: accords, blends, conforms (to or with), fits, harmonizes, matches
    near: agrees, assents, coincides, concurs, corresponds

Related Entry: Conflict (noun)

Conflict is a different word from Conflicts. The synonyms below are for conflict, not for conflicts.

  1. a lack of agreement or harmony

    "the conflict between absolute freedom and personal responsibility"

    similar: disaccord, discord, discordance, discordancy, disharmony, dissension, dissent, dissidence, dissonance, disunion, disunity, division, friction, infighting, inharmony, schism, strife, variance, war, warfare
    related: clash, collision, competition, contention, altercation, argument, bicker, brawl, debate, disagreement, dispute, divide, fissure, falling-out, fight, hassle, jar, miff, mix-up, quarrel, row, run-in, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle, incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness, inconsistence, inconsistency, inconsonance, inharmoniousness, animosity, antagonism, antipathy, cold war, enmity, hostility, ill will, rancor
    opposite: accord, agreement, concord, concordance, harmony, peace
    near: concurrence, cooperation

  2. a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups

    "an armed conflict between strikers and strikebreakers"

    similar: battle, clash, combat, contest, dustup, fight, fracas, fray, hassle, scrap, scrimmage, scrum, scuffle, skirmish, struggle, tussle
    related: pitched battle, rough-and-tumble, affray (chiefly British), battle royal, brawl, broil, donnybrook, free-for-all, melee, mix-up, ruckus, ruction, blows, fistfight, fisticuffs, grapple, handgrips, punch-out, punch-up (chiefly British), slugfest, confrontation, duel, face-off, joust, altercation, argle-bargle (chiefly British), argument, argy-bargy (chiefly British), contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, falling-out, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, spat, squabble, tangle, tiff, wrangle, catfight
    near: truce

  3. a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups

    "the United Nations strives to prevent international conflicts"

    similar: conflagration, hostilities, hot war, war
    related: civil war, cold war, holy war, limited war, police action, world war, action, battle, engagement, skirmish, combat, fighting, warfare
    opposite: peace
    near: demilitarization, demobilization, disarmament, pacification, ceasefire, truce, calm, peacefulness, tranquility

  4. an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another

    "the eternal conflict between the forces of good and evil"

    similar: ball game, battle, combat, competition, confrontation, contention, contest, dogfight, duel, face-off, grapple, match, rivalry, strife, struggle, sweepstakes, tug-of-war, war, warfare
    related: horse race, nail-biter, showdown, clash, collision, discord, friction, argument, controversy, debate, disagreement, disputation, dispute, dissension, quarrel, row, wrangle
    near: concord, harmony, peace

Related Entry: Conflict (verb)

Conflict is a different word from Conflicts. The synonyms below are for conflict, not for conflicts.

  1. to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably

    "his statement conflicts with the facts, as given in the police report"

    similar: clash, collide, disaccord, discord, jar
    related: battle, combat, engage, fight, war (against), chafe, gall, grate, jangle, differ, disagree, dissent
    opposite: accord, blend, conform (to or with), fit, harmonize, match
    near: agree, assent, coincide, concur, correspond

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Conflicts

The most common words with a similar meaning to Conflicts:

disaccords, discordances, discordancies, discords, disharmonies, dissensions, dissents, dissidences, dissonances, disunions, disunities, divisions, frictions, infightings, inharmonies, schisms, strifes, variances, warfares, wars, battles, clashes, combats, contests, dustups, fights, fracases, frays, hassles, scraps, scrimmages, scrums, scuffles, skirmishes, struggles, tussles, conflagrations, hostilities, hot wars, ball games

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Conflicts

Words with the opposite meaning of Conflicts:

accords, agreements, concordances, concords, harmonies, peaces, blends, conforms (to or with), fits, harmonizes, matches

Related Words for Conflicts

collisions, altercations, arguments, bickers, brawls, debates, disagreements, disputes, divides, fissures, fallings-out, miffs, mix-ups, quarrels, rows, run-ins, spats, squabbles, tiffs, wrangles, incompatibilities, incongruences, incongruities, inconsistences, inconsistencies, inconsonances, animosities, antagonisms, antipathies, cold wars

Near Antonyms of Conflicts

concurrences, cooperations, truces, demilitarizations, demobilizations, disarmaments, pacifications, cease-fires, calms, tranquilities, agrees, assents, coincides, concurs, corresponds

Word Forms of Conflicts

Inflections: conflicted, conflicting, deconflicted, de-conflicted, deconflicting, de-conflicting, deconflicts, de-conflicts

Derived words: confliction (noun), conflictive (adjective), conflictful (adjective), conflictual (adjective)

Origin & Etymology of Conflicts

Middle English conflicten "to engage in battle, fight," borrowed from Latin conflīctus, past participle of conflīgere "to strike together, bring into collision, do battle, contend" conflict:1

First known use: 15th century

Words & Phrases Containing Conflicts

inner conflicts

Frequently Asked Questions about Conflicts

What does "Conflicts" mean?

"Conflicts" means to be different, opposed, or contradictory, to fail to be in agreement or accord. As an a verb, a noun and a plural noun, it is defined as: to be different, opposed, or contradictory, to fail to be in agreement or accord. It has 5 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Conflicts"?

Other words for "Conflicts" include disaccords, discordances, discordancies, discords, disharmonies, dissensions, dissents and dissidences. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Conflicts" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Conflicts"?

There are 132 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Conflicts". Common alternatives include disaccords, discordances, discordancies, discords, disharmonies, dissensions, dissents, dissidences, dissonances and disunions.

What is the opposite of "Conflicts"?

Antonyms of "Conflicts" include accords, agreements, concordances, concords, harmonies, peaces, blends and conforms (to or with). Near antonyms include concurrences, cooperations, truces and demilitarizations.

How do you use "Conflicts" in a sentence?

Examples of "Conflicts" in a sentence: "the conflict between absolute freedom and personal responsibility"; "an armed conflict between strikers and strikebreakers"; "the United Nations strives to prevent international conflicts".

Is "Conflicts" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Conflicts" can be used as a verb, a noun and a plural noun, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Conflicts"?

"Conflicts" is pronounced /kən-ˈflikt/ as a verb, /ˈkän-ˌflikt/ as a noun and /ˌdē-kən-ˈflikt/ as a verb and divided into syllables as con·flict.

What is the origin of the word "Conflicts"?

"Conflicts" comes from Middle English conflicten "to engage in battle, fight," borrowed from Latin conflīctus, past participle of conflīgere "to strike together, bring into collision, do battle, contend" conflict:1. First known use: 15th century.