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Synonyms for conflict
Synonyms for conflict: battle and difference. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 2 synonyms for conflict
- battlenoun, in the sense "an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)"
- differencenoun, in the sense "a disagreement or argument about something important"
All two are filed under conflict's own senses, one synonym per sense, each read by a human before it shipped.
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
The true synonym
battle
Same sentence, swapped: The harder the battle, the more glorious the triumph.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot conflict is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- difference
- alliance
- gathering
a disagreement or argument about something important
The familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats.
The true synonym
difference
Same sentence, swapped: The familiar difference between Republicans and Democrats.
Close but different
The game offers these three alongside the answer. They are close enough to tempt and wrong enough to be wrong, which is the whole design.
- showdown
- hate
- kick
Where conflict turns up in the game
conflict is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in five other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 5 puzzles where conflict is the trap
- engagementnoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is involvement, in the sense "the act of sharing in the activities of a group", with conflict sitting one tile away.
- reversenoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is opposite, in the sense "a relation of direct opposition", and conflict is on the board beside it.
- engagementnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is mesh, in the sense "contact by fitting together", with conflict sitting one tile away.
- trespassverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is intrude, in the sense "enter unlawfully on someone's property", with conflict sitting one tile away.
Play conflict
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so conflict reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because actions is the company conflict keeps.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. conflict carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.