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Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions

Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations

Not compatible or in keeping with (something else)

Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting opposition

A hostile or argumentative situation or meeting between opposing parties

Contending for a title or championship

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Adjective

Engaged in war

at daggers drawn

confrontational

spoiling for a fight

ready for a fight

at each other's throats

have chip on shoulder

having killer instinct

ready for action

ill-humoured^UK

have a bone to pick

having a chip on one's shoulder

battle-hardened

itching to fight

on a short fuse

having short fuse

hot under collar

looking for trouble

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“The warring factions got wind of what he was going to do.”

Adjective

Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions

insurrectionary

insurrectionist

individualistic

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Adjective

Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations

blowing hot and cold

on the horns of a dilemma

shilly-shallying

sitting on the fence

hemming and hawing

betwixt and between

running hot and cold

lacking confidence

open to question

humming and hawing

hedging your bets

like doubting Thomas

shillyshallying

settling nothing

proving nothing

unable to decide

having misgivings

have misgivings

have reservations

yet to be decided

been hit before

having reservations

in the lap of the gods

indistinguishable

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Adjective

Not compatible or in keeping with (something else)

mutually exclusive

conflicting with

incompatible with

self-contradictory

in conflict with

at variance with

disagreeing with

irreconcilable with

antithetical to

discordant with

discrepant with

incongruous with

in disagreement with

in opposition to

diametrically opposed to

disconsonant with

inconsonant with

not in accord with

not in harmony with

not in keeping with

out of keeping with

out of place with

out of step with

whale of difference

in disagreement

unfavourable^UK

mutually incompatible

diametrically opposed

unacceptable to

antagonistic to

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Adjective

Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting opposition

against the grain

at cross-purposes

unfavourable^UK

mutually exclusive

self-contradictory

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Noun

A hostile or argumentative situation or meeting between opposing parties

misunderstanding

difference of opinion

rough-and-tumble

rough and tumble

exchange of blows

breach of the peace

bit of argy-bargy

knock-down-drag-out

passage of arms

inharmoniousness

incompatibility

physical encounter

wrestling match

military action

military operation

parting of the ways

clash of opinions

armed confrontation

outbreak of violence

divided loyalties

collision course

unharmoniousness

competitiveness

knock-down drag-out

conflict of opinion

internal strife

bare-knuckled boxing

barehanded boxing

hand-to-hand fight

hand-to-hand combat

bare-hand boxing

bare-knuckle boxing

counterinsurgency

keeping up with the Joneses

significant contact

moment of truth

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“Previous legislation forbade the provision of food aid to warring factions before they demobilised.”

Verb

Contending for a title or championship

in with a shout

taking the field

conducting a war

coming to blows

crossing swords

marching against

carrying on hostilities

engaging in hostilities

engaging in combat

skirmishing with

taking the field against

campaigning against

fighting like cat and dog

having a dust-up

exchanging blows

jockeying for position

having a punch-up

going up against

locking antlers

coming into conflict

engaging in conflict

going for broke

failing to agree

having a dispute

competing against

having a set-to

contending with

taking issue with

going at it hammer and tongs

having a barney

striving against

going head to head

having a misunderstanding

going for the jugular

entering the lists

putting up a fight

taking exception

breaking a lance

flying in the face of

going for the gold

struggling against

contending against

trading punches

fighting a duel

taking part in a race

protesting against

raising your fists

starting fighting

going for each other

slugging it out

coming up against

becoming involved

trying to put out

trying to extinguish

getting tough with

matching yourself against

seeking to displace

coming to grips

meeting head-on

putting in opposition

setting against

setting as rivals

going eyeball to eyeball with

contenting against

going toe to toe with

facing off against

going one on one with

mounting an attack

cutting and thrusting

arguing against

quarreling with

setting your face against

putting up a fight against

speaking against

opposing action

taking a stand against

putting up an argument

making a stand against

sparing no effort

standing up and be counted against

dissenting from

rebelling against

rallying against

coming to blows with

fighting against

letting someone have it

ripping into each other

contradicting each other

assaulting each other

matching strength

going up against in contest

participating in

pitching oneself against

pitting oneself against

scrimmaging with

exchanging blows with

punching each other

going the knuckle

fighting like Kilkenny cats

taking all comers

carrying on war

hitting each other

taking up the gauntlet

attacking each other

warring against

doing battle with

waging war against

joining battle with

entering into combat with

coming to close quarters with

giving battle to

mounting an attack on

taking up arms against

beginning battle with

going for jugular

nominating yourself

giving all one's got

knocking oneself out

putting up with

putting yourself forward

making play for

mixing it up with

giving your all

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“My kids often war with each other over the most frivolous of matters.”

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