conflict
Battle of wills
Conflict as a noun (first syllable stressed) denotes a state of antagonism, incompatibility, or opposition between two things or parties: He is wracked by internal conflict. The conflict arose over an argument about borders.
When used as a verb (second syllable stressed), conflict is frequently followed by with and means to show antagonism, opposition, or incompatibility: The report conflicts with statements made by the police last month. The concert date conflicts with the religious holiday and will probably be moved.
Armed military engagement
- fightPhysical or verbal conflict
- grappleSeize and fight closely
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
combat · contest · confrontation · adversity · hardship · obstacle · challenge · contend
Lack of agreement
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
friction · tension · rift · schism · disharmony · feud · rivalry · infighting
Reasoned case or dispute
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- debateFormal argument on issues
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
contention · grievance · litigation · lawsuit · mediation · arbitration · negotiation · settlement
Armed conflict between groups
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
campaign · offensive · siege · armistice · ceasefire · casualties · frontline · guerrilla
Direct hostile encounter
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- scuffleBrief disorderly struggle
- altercationHeated verbal dispute
brawl · melee · tussle · fisticuffs · showdown · face-off · run-in · encounter
Story's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- tensionStretched or strained state
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
plot · obstacle · complication · dilemma · motivation · arc · stakes · confrontation
Forced choice between undesirables
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
- tornPulled into pieces
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- moralConcerning right conduct
ethical · cognitive dissonance · inner turmoil · guilt · indecision · contradiction · wrestling · qualms
battle
Armed military engagement
- fightPhysical or verbal conflict
- grappleSeize and fight closely
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
opposition · combat · contest · confrontation · adversity · hardship · obstacle · challenge · contend · strive
discord
Lack of agreement
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
antagonism · friction · tension · rift · schism · disharmony · feud · rivalry · infighting · factionalism
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- debateFormal argument on issues
quarrel · contention · grievance · litigation · lawsuit · mediation · arbitration · negotiation · settlement · wrangle
warfare
Armed conflict between groups
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
troops · campaign · offensive · siege · armistice · ceasefire · casualties · frontline · guerrilla · insurgency
confrontation
Direct hostile encounter
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- scuffleBrief disorderly struggle
altercation · brawl · melee · tussle · fisticuffs · showdown · face-off · run-in · encounter · head-to-head
protagonist
Story's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- tensionStretched or strained state
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
resolution · plot · obstacle · complication · dilemma · motivation · arc · stakes · confrontation · rising action
dilemma
Forced choice between undesirables
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
- tornPulled into pieces
- conscienceInternal moral sense
moral · ethical · cognitive dissonance · inner turmoil · guilt · indecision · contradiction · wrestling · qualms · crisis
- relazioni umanefriendship, love, family, marriage, romance
- storytellingstorytelling, story, tale, narrative, narrator
- literary elementsplot, character, setting, theme, narrator
- Novel Writingnovelist, storyteller, fiction writer, book author, prose writer
- social conceptssociety, community, equality, justice, rights
- warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, military strategy
conflictharmony
Agreement or musical blend
peace · accord · agreement · cooperation · concord
conflictpeace
Freedom from disturbance
truce · ceasefire · armistice · peacetime · demilitarization
conflictpeace of mind
State without anxiety
resolution · inner peace · serenity · tranquility · clarity
- conflict of interestCompromised impartiality from competing stakes
- ethical conflictCompeting duties or values
- inner conflictPsychological tension within oneself
- labor conflictWorkplace disagreement over conditions
- familial conflictStrife among relatives
- in conflictIn a state of opposition
conflicting, conflicted, conflicts, nonconflicting, unconflicted, conflict-ridden, conflicts of interest