conflictive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conflictive
Adjective
  • These are two starkly conflicting therapeutic pieces of advice.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The tallest sediment stack The mystery of Mars’ missing carbon stems from two seemingly conflicting results.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Gender dysphoria is incompatible with the demands of military service.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Clinical trials generate vast amounts of data which could be used to develop other treatments, beyond those directly attached to trial outcomes, but much of it is inaccessible, because it’s stored in incompatible formats and systems.
    Amy Guttman, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • After an inconsistent first half of the season, manager Unai Emery has found a way of tinkering with Villa’s line-up and still winning.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Even so, the practice of choosing a papal name remained inconsistent for the next 1,000 years, with most popes using their baptismal names.
    Christopher Watson, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Conflictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflictive. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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