conflicting

[kuhn-flik-ting]

adjective

1. being in conflict or disagreement; not compatible.

   conflicting viewpoints.

Other Word Forms

• conflictingly adverb
• nonconflicting adjective
• unconflicting adjective
• unconflictingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of conflicting¹

First recorded in 1600–10; conflict + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Cranach's work drew on medieval mapping traditions where Israel appeared as long, narrow strips of land, reflecting earlier reliance on the 1st century AD Jewish historian Josephus, who simplified conflicting biblical descriptions.

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The U.S. doesn’t yet have the trilemma created by conflicting demands on tax, spending and borrowing, thanks to global demand for dollars funneling money into Treasurys.

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Discount retailers that depend heavily on foot traffic have given conflicting signals about their business.

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Until now, evidence for exactly how the brain supports this kind of flexible, compositional thinking has been limited and sometimes conflicting.

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Sony and Cox provide conflicting narratives, but Cox has the better argument that dumb tubes shouldn’t be legally responsible for their users’ wrongdoing.

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Related Words

• adverse 
• antagonistic 
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• contrary 
• incompatible 
• inconsistent 
• opposing 
• paradoxical