conflict

• "The two proposals conflict!"

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

Synonyms

• run afoulgo against, as of rules and laws
• infringego against, as of rules and laws; advance beyond the usual limit
• contravenego against, as of rules and laws; deny the truth of

• "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

• strugglean energetic attempt to achieve something; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); strenuous effort; make a strenuous or labored effort; to exert strenuous effort against opposition; climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling ; be engaged in a fight
• battlebattle or contend against in or as if in a battle; a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; an energetic attempt to achieve something; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

• "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"

• "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

• battlebattle or contend against in or as if in a battle; a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; an energetic attempt to achieve something; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
• fightbe engaged in a fight; fight against or resist strongly; make a strenuous or labored effort; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; the act of fighting; an aggressive willingness to compete; an intense verbal dispute; a boxing or wrestling match
• engagementa hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; a meeting arranged in advance; a mutual promise to marry ; the act of giving someone a job ; employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; contact by fitting together; the act of sharing in the activities of a group

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

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

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

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

Synonyms

• disputetake exception to; have a disagreement over something; a disagreement or argument about something important; coming into conflict with
• differencethe quality of being unlike or dissimilar; a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; a disagreement or argument about something important; a significant change; the number that remains after subtraction
• difference of opiniona disagreement or argument about something important