conflict: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 15 letter points · starts with C · ends with T
Meaning of conflict
noun
- countable, uncountable
A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
Example: The conflict between the government and the rebels began three years ago.
- countable, uncountable
An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
Example: I wanted to attend the meeting but there's a conflict in my schedule that day.
- countable, uncountable
in fiction/literature, opposing forces that create uncertainty as to whether the character(s) will achieve their goal(s).
Listed forms: conflicts.
Source: Wiktionary — conflict.
verb
- intransitive
To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
- intransitive
To overlap (with), as in a schedule.
Example: Your conference call conflicts with my older one: please reschedule.
Listed forms: conflicts, conflicting, conflicted.
Source: Wiktionary — conflict.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for conflict.
noun
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
noun
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
noun
a disagreement or argument about something important
- dispute
- difference
- difference of opinion
verb
go against, as of rules and laws
- run afoul
- infringe
- contravene
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is conflict in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of conflict
C(3) + O(1) + N(1) + F(4) + L(1) + I(1) + C(3) + T(1) = 15 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of conflict
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from conflict
71 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in conflict. Showing up to 24, longest first.