conflict vs warfare
warfare vs conflictconflict and warfare both are nouns.
conflict is a verb but warfare is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| conflict | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| warfare | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
warfare is a hyponym of
conflict; that is, warfare is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
conflict:
- conflict: an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
- warfare: an active struggle between competing entities
Other hyponyms of conflict include
class struggle, class war, class warfare, insurrection, rebellion, revolt, rising, uprising, counterinsurgency, pacification, strife, tug-of-war, turf war, combat, fight, fighting, scrap, feud, war.
| conflict (noun) | warfare (noun) |
|---|---|
| an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) | the waging of armed conflict against an enemy |
| a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war | an active struggle between competing entities |
| an incompatibility of dates or events | |
| a disagreement or argument about something important | |
| opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings | |
| opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot) | |
| a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests |
| conflict (verb) | warfare (verb) |
|---|---|
| go against, as of rules and laws | |
| be in conflict |
Words related to "conflict"
- Armageddon
- Battle of Britain
- Drogheda
- action
- ambivalence
- ambivalency
- arguing
- argument
- armed combat
- armed forces
- armed services
- assault
- battle
- breach
- break
- clash
- class struggle
- class war
- class warfare
- collide
- collision
- combat
- contention
- contestation
- contrast
- contravene
- controversy
- counterinsurgency
- counterpoint
- difference
- difference of opinion
- disagreement
- disceptation
- disputation
- dispute
- dissension
- dissonance
- dogfight
- dustup
- engagement
- feud
- fight
- fighting
- friction
- gap
- go against
- group action
- incompatibility
- infract
- infringe
- insurrection
- jar
- military
- military action
- military machine
- naval battle
- offend
- oppositeness
- opposition
- pacification
- pitched battle
- quarrel
- rebellion
- revolt
- rising
- row
- run afoul
- run-in
- scrap
- state
- strife
- struggle
- tilt
- transgress
- tug-of-war
- turf war
- uprising
- violate
- war
- war machine
- warfare
- words
- wrangle
Words related to "warfare"
- Arab-Israeli War
- BW
- Balkan Wars
- Boer War
- Chino-Japanese War
- Crimean War
- Franco-Prussian War
- French and Indian War
- Greek War of Independence
- Gulf War
- Hundred Years' War
- IW
- Iran-Iraq War
- Korean War
- Macedonian War
- Mexican War
- Mexican-American War
- Napoleonic Wars
- Nine Years' War
- Peloponnesian War
- Persian Gulf War
- Punic War
- Russo-Japanese War
- Second Sino-Japanese War
- Seven Years' War
- Sino-Japanese War
- Six Day War
- Six-Day War
- Spanish War
- Spanish-American War
- Thirty Years' War
- Trojan War
- Vietnam
- Vietnam War
- War of 1812
- War of Greek Independence
- War of the Austrian Succession
- War of the Grand Alliance
- War of the League of Augsburg
- War of the Roses
- War of the Spanish Succession
- Wars of the Roses
- Yom Kippur War
- action
- aggression
- armed combat
- armed forces
- armed services
- battle
- bioattack
- biologic attack
- biological attack
- biological warfare
- chemical operations
- chemical warfare
- civil war
- combat
- conflict
- de-escalation
- despoiler
- drug war
- engagement
- fight
- freebooter
- hot war
- information warfare
- limited war
- looter
- military
- military action
- military machine
- pillager
- plunderer
- psychological warfare
- raider
- side
- spoiler
- state of war
- struggle
- trench warfare
- war
- war machine
- war of nerves
- world war
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