Conflict
Conflict noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.
Holding and conflict are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Holding" instead a noun "Conflict".
Nearby Words: conflicting, conflicted
Both words in one sentence
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She's later shown holding the five-year-old photo, having an internal conflict with herself.
Source: Anime / Ace Attorney -
Conflict Ball: Api's apparently holding this when he tells Joanne why he and his best mate had been fighting.
Source: Film / The Quiet Earth -
When the Astartes are deployed into an ongoing conflict, odds are thousands or millions of Imperial Guard and/or PDF have been holding the line for quite some time already.
Cite this Source
Holding and Conflict. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/conflict/holding
Conflict & Holding. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/conflict/holding>.
Holding or Conflict. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/conflict/holding.
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