conflictive

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conflictive
Adjective
  • Maria Shriver Calls Chris Pratt 'a Great Member of Our Family' for His 'Spiritual and Kind' Nature Amazon Prime Video's The Terminal List follows a Navy SEAL who returns home with conflicting memories after his platoon is ambushed on a covert mission.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 7 June 2025
  • That’s because Coughlan has to reconcile two conflicting aspects of her character.
    Abigail Lee, Variety, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • Many more are disturbed by the politicization of churches and turned off by dogmas that promote hate and discord, finding religious teachings and traditions to be outdated and incompatible with their values.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
  • There may have been a time when country and hip-hop were incompatible and on polar opposite ends of the music spectrum, but the lines have been blurred in recent years by the likes of Morgan Wallen, Shaboozey and both musicians on the lineup at Camping World Stadium.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • The Royals’ offense has been inconsistent this season.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2025
  • Wolfe testified during the first trial, which ended with a deadlocked jury, that damage to Read's SUV is inconsistent with a collision involving O'Keefe.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
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“Conflictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflictive. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.

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