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Synonyms for conflicting
kənˈflɪk tɪŋcon·flict·ing
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
conflictingadjective
Foreign refers to difference of birth, alien to difference of allegiance. In their figurative use, that is foreign which is remote, unlike, or unconnected; that is alien which is conflicting, hostile, or opposed. Impertinent and irrelevant matters can not claim consideration in a certain connection; inappropriate matters could not properly be considered. Compare ALIEN, n.; CONTRAST, v.
Synonyms:
alien, alien, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, distant, foreign, hostile, impertinent, inappropriate, irrelevant, opposed, remote, strange, unconnected, unlikeAntonyms:
akin, appropriate, apropos, essential, germane, pertinent, proper, relevantPreposition:
Such a purpose was alien to (or from) my thought: to preferable.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
conflicting
Synonyms:
adverse, opposed, opposing, dashing, discordant, irreconcilable, contradictoryAntonyms:
harmonizing, consistent, consentaneous, congruous
Princeton's WordNet
at odds(p), conflicting, contradictory, self-contradictoryadjective
in disagreement
"the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley
Antonyms:
unopposed, consistentconflictingadjective
on bad terms
"they were usually at odds over politics"; "conflicting opinions"
Synonyms:
contradictory, at odds(p), self-contradictoryAntonyms:
unopposed, consistent
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
conflictingadjective
Synonyms:
contending, contradictory, contrary, opposing
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "conflicting":
contradictory, contradicting, divergent, opposing, competing, adversarial, inconsistent, conflict, conflictual, incompatible, mixed, contrasting, controversial, confrontational, diverging, self-contradictory, antagonistic, opposite, disputing, rival, conflictive, competitor, contentious
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1188 | foreign | |
#1639 | remote | |
#3036 | mixed | |
#3106 | conflict | |
#3929 | strange | |
#5096 | unlike | |
#5425 | opposite | |
#5680 | adverse | |
#5966 | alien | |
#6114 | opposed | |
#6811 | contrary | |
#7392 | inappropriate | |
#8346 | competing | |
#9085 | distant | |
#9520 | controversial | |
#11080 | rival | |
#12012 | inconsistent | |
#12170 | hostile | |
#12575 | opposing | |
#12862 | competitor | |
#13150 | irrelevant | |
#15258 | conflicting | |
#17090 | incompatible | |
#21085 | contrasting | |
#22335 | contradictory | |
#27806 | contentious | |
#29182 | divergent | |
#33316 | contrasted | |
#40868 | dashing | |
#46040 | adversarial | |
#49221 | antagonistic | |
#51705 | confrontational | |
#52405 | contradicting | |
#52578 | unconnected | |
#53300 | disputing | |
#64393 | diverging | |
#65631 | discordant | |
#67555 | irreconcilable | |
#109233 | impertinent | |
#178413 | conflictual | |
#312985 | conflictive |
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Attorney General Loretta Lynch:
To qualify, the U.K. government would have to agree to a number of provisions designed to protect privacy and fundamental rights, and a U.K. order would have to comply with UK law, this agreement would release American companies from conflicting legal obligations in clearly and carefully defined circumstances. It would help one of our oldest and closest allies perform high-priority criminal investigations that keep its citizens safe -- and many of which, in our age of transnational crime and terrorism, also further American interests.
They’re definitely miracles, i had challenging feelings, conflicting feelings, seeing how tiny they were on one hand, feeling the joy of seeing two babies on the second hand. I was thinking, ‘how much pain they are in?’ It was so conflicting. They were so tiny.
We've got conflicting reports but we do have some ideas where he is.
While many companies will challenge the plan in courts, many others will likely let out a sigh of relief, one of the most difficult problems for companies to tackle during this pandemic, among many, was the ever-changing and sometimes conflicting directives from local, state, and federal agencies.
I happen to feel that the degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.
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