Antonyms for Conflict
kənˈflɪkt; ˈkɒn flɪktcon·flict

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1. conflict

   Conflict is a general word which describes opponents, whether individuals or hosts, as dashed together. One continuous conflict between entire armies is a battle. Another battle may be fought upon the same field after a considerable interval; or a new battle may follow immediately, the armies meeting upon a new field. An action is brief and partial; a battle may last for days. Engagement is a somewhat formal expression for battle; as, it was the commander's purpose to avoid a general engagement. A protracted war, including many battles, may be a stubborn contest. Combat, originally a hostile encounter between individuals, is now used also for extensive engagements. A skirmish is between small detachments or scattered troops. An encounter may be either purposed or accidental, between individuals or armed forces. Fight is a word of less dignity than battle; we should not ordinarily speak of Waterloo as a fight, unless where the word is used in the sense of fighting; as, I was in the thick of the fight.

   Antonyms:
   armistice, concord, peace, suspension of hostilities, truce

   Synonyms:
   action, affair, battle, bout, combat, contest, encounter, engagement, fight, passage of arms, skirmish, strife

   Preposition:
   A battle of giants; battle between armies; a battle for life, against invaders; a battle to the death; the battle of (more rarely at) Marathon.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. conflict

   Antonyms:
   reconciliation, pacification, amity, arbitration

   Synonyms:
   encounter, engagement, contest, battle, fight, combat

Matched Categories

1. • Ambivalence
   • Contrast
   • Group Action
   • Incompatibility
   • Military
   • Military Action
   • Opposition
   • State

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.2 / 5 votes

1. conflict, struggle, battlenoun

   an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

   "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

   Synonyms:
   struggle, battle, difference of opinion, conflict, fight, dispute, engagement, difference

2. conflictnoun

   opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings

   "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"

   Synonyms:
   fight, battle, difference of opinion, engagement, struggle, difference, dispute

3. battle, conflict, fight, engagementnoun

   a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

   "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

   Synonyms:
   conflict, fight, competitiveness, troth, engagement, fighting, booking, difference, struggle, mesh, interlocking, betrothal, battle, involution, difference of opinion, participation, employment, dispute, scrap, appointment, meshing, involvement, combat, date

4. conflictnoun

   a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests

   "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"

   Synonyms:
   fight, battle, difference of opinion, engagement, struggle, difference, dispute

5. conflictnoun

   an incompatibility of dates or events

   "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"

   Synonyms:
   fight, battle, difference of opinion, engagement, struggle, difference, dispute

6. conflictnoun

   opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)

   "this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing"

   Synonyms:
   fight, battle, difference of opinion, engagement, struggle, difference, dispute

7. dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflictverb

   a disagreement or argument about something important

   "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"

   Synonyms:
   divergence, struggle, battle, difference of opinion, conflict, fight, dispute, remainder, contravention, deviation, departure, engagement, difference

8. conflictverb

   be in conflict

   "The two proposals conflict!"

   Synonyms:
   contravene, run afoul, infringe

9. conflict, run afoul, infringe, contraveneverb

   go against, as of rules and laws

   "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"

   Synonyms:
   infringe, conflict, encroach, run afoul, contravene, impinge, negate, contradict

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1. conflictnoun

   Synonyms:
   clashing, antagonism, encounter, opposition, battle, struggle, strife, skirmish, contest, combat, affray, fray, scrimmage

2. conflictverb

   Synonyms:
   clash, interfere, collide, be contradictory

How to use Conflict in a sentence?

1. Isaac Asimov:

   The three fundamental Rules of Robotics...One: a robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm...Two:..a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law...Three: a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First and Second Laws.

2. President Biden:

   Let me say it again — our forces are not and will not be engaged in the conflict with Russia in Ukraine, our forces are not going to Europe to fight in Ukraine, but to defend our NATO allies and reassure those allies in the East.

3. Zhang Ming:

   China has tried extensively to stop the trade conflict with the United States escalating into a trade war but it takes two hands to clap.

4. Ontario German Chancellor Angela Merkel:

   I hope that we shall be able to solve this conflict by diplomatic means because I think by military means it cannot be solved.

5. John McCain:

   And I can understand, when it was a very small operation, why it would be done by the intelligence agencies, such as U-2s and other reconnaissance aircraft, for many years. Now it has reached the point where it's an integral part of the conflict.

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