Conflict
Conflict verb - To be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably.
Keep and conflict are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Conflict".
Nearby Words: conflicting, conflicted
Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
How words are described
| human | human conflict | human keep |
| old | old conflict | old keep |
| original | original conflict | original keep |
| single | single conflict | single keep |
| Other adjectives: open, actual, massive, big, great, huge, main, inner, personal, major, dramatic. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- And thus view the need for an armed military force both to keep potential hotspots from escalating into another conflict and keep the more military-minded members of her own government pleased.
Source: Necessarily Evil - Essentially, it's a conflict of idealism and cynicism: The idealistic Wolverine wants the students to stay out of the conflict and keep them safe, while trying to build peaceful ties, while the cynical Cyclops wants to train them to defend themselves.
Source: Informed Wrongness - Admit it: you don't want anyone to triumph, because the conflict is between white supremacists who want to keep blacks from voting and black supremacists who want to keep whites from voting.
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