to conflict

Examples

• All

• What do you do when your minimalism conflicts with the goals of your career?

• If your plans conflict with those of the committee, you may need to reconsider your availability.

• I really wanted to come last year, but Computer Camp conflicted, and--

  American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005)

• But surely that conflicts with your strongly held beliefs?

  Before It Had a Name (2005)

• And I'm talking about something that in no way conflicts with my oath of office.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The aims of criminal investigation conflicted with the need to maintain a confidential relationship with the client.

  Academic text (2011)

• Do these two conceptions conflict at all or are they simpatico?

• Do China's national interests conflict with a flourishing United States?

• The problem Robert's Rules poses for officeholders is that the rules conflict with common rhetoric.

  Academic text (1990)

• Towns like Xinguara perform a vital role in articulating the conflicting forces on the Amazonian frontier.

  Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

C

to collide

vsto conflict

33 4.4

Have ideas or interests that clash

is broader, meaning general lack of agreement rather than a sharp meeting

D

to disagree

vsto conflict

23 1.6

Not match what another thing or person shows

involves active opposition or incompatibility rather than mere difference

C

to clash

vsto conflict

18 3.2

To not look or work well together

is used for general lack of agreement rather than a forceful collision

R

to run afoul

vsto conflict

• US

14 7.9

To get into trouble for breaking rules or laws

is broader, covering opposition not only rule-related trouble

C

to contravene

vsto conflict

• Formal

2 8.2

To break a law, rule, or agreement

is general opposition or incompatibility not limited to rule breaking

Antonyms

A

to agree

∞ 1.0

Have the same opinion or say yes

C

to cooperate

543 3.3

To work together with other people to reach the same goal

Compounds

C

conflict of interest

• Formal

83 1.9

A situation when someone has two interests that could affect their decisions

S

scheduling conflict

5 3.6

A time when two planned events happen at the same time so you cannot attend both

C

conflict zone

• Literature

4 4.3

An area where soldiers or armed groups are fighting

B

Biafran conflict

8.4

A civil war in southeastern Nigeria from 1967 to 1970 when Biafra tried to break away and become independent

D

Donbas conflict

• Literature

8.1

An armed conflict in eastern Ukraine since 2014 between Ukrainian forces and fighters backed by Russia

P

paramilitary conflict

• Literature

8.3

A violent fight between armed groups that are not part of the official army

P

peace and conflict studies

• Specialized

4.2

A field of study that looks at why people fight and how to make peace

How Opposed

to clash

18 3.2

to conflict

135 4.1

to contradict

174 3.7

to disagree

∞ 1.0

to differ

152 2.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology