Conflict
Conflict noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.
Puzzle and conflict are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Puzzle" instead a noun "Conflict".
Nearby Words: conflicting, conflicted
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| long | long conflict | long puzzle |
| particular | particular conflict | particular puzzle |
| similar | similar conflict | similar puzzle |
| original | original conflict | original puzzle |
| Other adjectives: true, single, actual, entire, real, big, great, little, main, ancient, new, major, next, last, overall. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- When Jack Spicer released Wuya from the puzzle box, her presence caused the balance to shift, reactivating the Shen Gong Wu and triggering the conflict throughout the series.
Source: Balance Between Good and Evil - Though he's the main protagonist, he's essentially a bumbling sidekick to the real heroes: both he and the viewers are left to puzzle over the details of the long-running conflict the rest of the heroes had already been fighting with the villain.
Source: Action Survivor - Each Floor Boss hides a gate to the next floor, and all the mysteries hidden there.The goal of all players is to ascend to the one-hundredth floor, by dealing with the challenges each floor has to offer, be that a puzzle to solve, a conflict to end or, naturally, a monster to be defeated.
Source: Role Play / Floating Castle
Cite this Source
Puzzle and Conflict. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/conflict/puzzle
Conflict & Puzzle. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/conflict/puzzle>.
Puzzle or Conflict. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/conflict/puzzle.
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