Conflict and Issue

Conflict

Conflict noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.

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Issue and conflict are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Issue" instead a noun "Conflict".

Nearby Words: conflicting, conflicted

Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Conflict and issue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Conflict" instead a noun "Issue".

Nearby Words: issued, issuing, issuance, issuer

old	old conflict	old issue
particular	particular conflict	particular issue
similar	similar conflict	similar issue
single	single conflict	single issue
Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, constant, big, serious, little, main, personal, new, major, political, minor, next, last, recent, previous, ongoing, biggest.

conflict missions

issue missions

The prey vs predator issue wherein the prey outnumber the predators can easily be seen as a racial conflict between a majority race and a minority one.

Source: Disney / Zootopia
One issue of Black Panther has him facing off against the Kingpin in chess, using the game as a metaphor for their coming conflict.

Source: Surprise Checkmate
The internal conflict proved to be too much and the ADL has since downplayed the issue, though they're still against recognition.

Source: Would Be Rude to Say "Genocide"

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Issue or Conflict. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/conflict/issue.

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