ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Conflicting', Synonyms of 'Conflicting' & More on 'Conflicting'

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

acrid, adversary, adversative, adverse, adversive, ajar, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, antonymous, at cross-purposes, balancing, belligerent, bitter, breakaway, caustic, clashing, colliding, compensating, competitive, con, confronting, confused, contradicting, contradictory, contradistinct, contrapositive, contrarious, contrary, contrasted, converse, counter, counteractant, counteracting, counteractive, counterbalancing, counterpoised, countervailing, counterworking, cranky, cross, crotchety, dead against, despiteful, detrimental, differing, difficult, disaccordant, disagreeing, disconsonant, discordant, discrepant, disharmonious, dissentient, dissident, dissonant, enemy, eyeball to eyeball, fractious, full of hate, grating, hard, harmful, harsh, hateful, hostile, in opposition, incompatible, incongruent, incongruous, inconsistent, inharmonious, inimical, inverse, jangling, jangly, jarring, jostling, malevolent, malicious, malignant, miserable, negative, nonconformist, noncooperative, not easy, obstinate, obverse, off-color, off-tone, opponent, opposed, opposing, opposite, oppositional, oppositive, oppugnant, out of accord, overthwart, perverse, quarrelsome, rancorous, reactionary, recalcitrant, refractory, renitent, repugnant, resistant, reverse, revolutionary, rigorous, rival, set against, sinister, sore, spiteful, squared off, stressful, troublesome, troublous, trying, uncooperative, unfavorable, unfriendly, unharmonious, unpropitious, untoward, venomous, virulent, vitriolic, warring, wretched

Dictionary Results for conflicting:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

conflicting
    adj 1: in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our
           findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice
           and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley [syn: at
           odds(p), conflicting, contradictory, self-
           contradictory]
    2: on bad terms; "they were usually at odds over politics";
       "conflicting opinions"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Conflict \Con*flict"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Conflicted; p. pr.
   & vb. n. Conflicting.] [L. conflictus, p. p. of confligere
   to conflict (cf. conflictare); con- + fligere to strike; cf.
   Gr. fli`bein, qli`bein, to press, L. flagrum whip.]
   1. To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision;
      to collide. --Shak.
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            Fire and water conflicting together.  --Bacon.
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   2. To maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or
      opposition; to struggle.
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            A man would be content to . . . conflict with great
            difficulties, in hopes of a mighty reward. --Abp.
                                                  Tillotson.
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   3. To be in opposition; to be contradictory.
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            The laws of the United States and of the individual
            States may, in some cases, conflict with each other.
                                                  --Wheaton.

   Syn: To fight; contend; contest; resist; struggle; combat;
        strive; battle.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Conflicting \Con*flict"ing\, a.
   1. Being in conflict or collision, or in opposition;
      contending; contradictory; incompatible; contrary;
      opposing; marked by discord.

   Syn: antagonistic, at odds(predicate), clashing.
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              Torn with sundry conflicting passions. --Bp. Hurd.
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   2. in disagreement; -- of facts or theories.

   Syn: at odds(predicate), contradictory, self-contradictory.
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