Conflict
Conflict noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.
Obstacle and conflict are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obstacle" instead a noun "Conflict".
Nearby Words: conflicting, conflicted
Obstacle
Obstacle noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| physical | physical conflict | physical obstacle |
| particular | particular conflict | particular obstacle |
| current | current conflict | current obstacle |
| single | single conflict | single obstacle |
| Other adjectives: actual, real, constant, big, great, serious, huge, little, potential, main, personal, new, major, minor, primary, next, last, said, biggest. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Done a few times with varying characters in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, the main cast generally take turns representing a negative method of dealing with the current episode's obstacle or conflict and have to learn an Aesop about it.
Source: Strawman Ball -
Setting cars afire in the middle of roads is a common and popular tactic to create a hazardous obstacle and distraction in many conflict regions.
Source: Molotov Truck - Regular Show plots tend to follow a formula; a character has a conflict, initial attempts to resolve the conflict fail and eventually characters trying to resolve the conflict leads to a bizarre confrontation with a supernatural, ultra-powerful and/or over-the-top obstacle or monster.
Source: Strictly Formula
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