conflict

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. battle, combat, strife, fight, encounter, clash, collision, struggle; discord, antagonism, dissension, hostility. See contention, disagreement.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A fight]

Syn. battle, dispute, struggle; see battle 1 , 2 , dispute , fight 1 .

2. [A state of discord]

Syn. opposition, friction, ambivalence, struggle; see disagreement 1 , opposition 1 .

See Synonym Study at fight . v.

Syn. clash, collide, contrast, contend; see clash , differ 1 , fight 2 , oppose 1 , 2 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. fight battle, war, clash, combat, struggle, contest, tussle.

2. disagreement clash, contention, discord, dissension, hostility, argument, opposition, dispute, confrontation.

ANT.: 1. peace, amity. 2. agreement, accord

II

v.

1. fight battle, wage war, clash, combat, struggle, contest, tussle.

2. disagree clash, contend, oppose, differ, *lock horns, square off, be at odds with, spar.

ANT.: 1. settle, conciliate. 2. agree, harmonize

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. A state of open, prolonged fighting: belligerency, confrontation, hostility (used in plural), strife, struggle, war, warfare. See CONFLICT. 2. A state of disagreement and disharmony: clash, confrontation, contention, difference, difficulty, disaccord, discord, discordance, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, dissonance, faction, friction, inharmony, schism, strife, variance, war, warfare. See CONFLICT. II verb To fail to be in accord: clash, contradict, disaccord, discord, jar. Idiom: go (or run) counter to. See AGREE.