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Nouns (19)

n. an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"

n. opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"

n. a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"

inch, in

n. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

struggle, battle, conflict

n. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

indium, In, atomic number 49

n. a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite

beryllium, Be, atomic number 4

n. a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element

Be, Be Inc.

n. operating system company

Indiana, Hoosier State, IN

n. federate state in the United States of America

Verbs (31)

v. spend or use time; "I may be an hour"

conflict

v. be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!"

work, be

v. exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"

be, exist

v. have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"

be, have the quality of being

v. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

occur, be

v. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"

be, be identical to

v. be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"

cost, be

v. be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"

live, be, have life

v. have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"

make up, represent, constitute, be

v. form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"

be, occupy a certain area, occupy a certain position

v. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"

equal, be, be identical to

v. be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"

personify, characterize, be, embody

v. represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"

Adverbs (5)

in, inside an enclosed space

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

in, inward, inwards

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

Adjectives (4)

adj. holding office; "the in party"

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

adj. directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

Fuzzynyms (111)

bit, morsel

n. a small quantity of anything; "a bit of paper was all he needed"

dash, style, panache, elan, flair

n. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

molecule

n. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

particle, speck, atom, molecule, mote

n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

brawl, free-for-all

n. a noisy fight in a crowd

hassle, scuffle, tussle, rough-and-tumble

n. disorderly fighting

brush, encounter, clash, skirmish

n. a minor short-term fight

contest

n. a struggle between rivals

contravention

n. coming into conflict with

opposition, confrontation

n. the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"

affray, altercation, fracas

n. noisy quarrel

melee, scrimmage, battle royal

n. a noisy riotous fight

row, quarrel, words, wrangle, run-in, dustup

n. an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

encounter, confrontation, showdown

n. a hostile disagreement face-to-face

meeting, coming together

n. the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"

tilt, contention, argument, controversy, contestation, arguing

n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

debate, disputation, public debate

n. the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)

dissent, dissidence

n. disagreement; especially disagreement with the government

variation, variance

n. an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"

discord, dissension

n. disagreement among those expected to cooperate

dispute, difference of opinion

n. a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"

treatment, discourse, discussion

n. an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"

polemic

n. a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)

differ

v. be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"

discord, disagree, disaccord

v. be different from one another

stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

last, endure

v. persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

fit, meet, conform to

v. satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"

duplicate, twin, parallel

v. duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"

parallel

v. be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"

coordinate, co-ordinate

v. be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well"

cause, create, originate

v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

name, mention, identify, give the name of, refer to by name

v. give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"

incarnate, embody, body forth, represent in bodily form

v. represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"

refer to, denote, have as a meaning

v. have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "

imply, connote

v. express or state indirectly

imply, indicate by inference

v. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

mean, intend

v. mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"

signify

v. convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"

Synonyms (56)

modish, stylish, in vogue, in style, a la mode, à la mode

adj. in the current fashion or style

chichi

adj. affectedly trendy and fashionable

spruce, jaunty, raffish, rakish, snappy, dapper, dashing, natty

adj. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"

faddish, faddy

adj. intensely fashionable for a short time

mod, modern, up-to-date, up to date

adj. relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";

smart

adj. of or associated with people of fashion; "the fashionable side of town"; "the smart set"

trendsetting, trend-setting

adj. initiating or popularizing a trend

trendy, voguish

adj. in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology"

inward, arriving, inbound

adj. directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"

entering, ingoing

adj. "incoming class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data"

designate

adj. appointed but not yet installed in office

elect

adj. elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"

future, succeeding, next

adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"

inflowing, influent

adj. flowing inward

inpouring

adj. pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"

prosperous, flourishing, thriving, booming, roaring, palmy, prospering

adj. very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"

triple-crown

adj. unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in

eminent

adj. having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"

hitless, no-hit

adj. of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; "a no-hit pitcher"; "a no-hit game"

made

adj. successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man forever"- Christopher Marlowe

productive

adj. yielding positive results

self-made

adj. having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; "a self-made millionaire"

winning, victorious

adj. having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"

winning

adj. bringing success; "the winning run"

Antonyms (8)

accord, agreement

n. harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"

harmony, concord

n. a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole

peace

n. the state prevailing during the absence of war

differ

v. be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"

out

adj. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"

out

adv. outside of an enclosed space: "She is out"

be in conflict

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