Unresolved conflict

Synonyms for "unresolved conflict" (18 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Adjective(4 words)

ambiguous contention disagreement dispute

Strong matches (5)

Adjective(5 words)

lingering problemongoingongoing tensionopenopen issue

Related words (9)

Adjective(9 words)

pending quarrel unclear undecided undeterminedunfinished businessunsettled unsolved vague

Related word relations

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More general

6 entries

condition conflict disputenarrative elementplot devicestate

More specific

14 entries

ambiguous datacliffhanger endingfamily feudfamily quarrelhero dilemmalove triangleneighbor disputeopen conflictopen-endedschoolyard quarrelundecidedundetermined factsunsettled matterworkplace dispute

Collocations

9 entries

family conflictmajor conflictongoing conflictopen conflictschoolyard conflictunresolved disputeunresolved issueunresolved problemunresolved question

Inflections

3 entries

more unresolvedmost unresolvedunresolved conflicts

Derivations

9 entries

resolvable resolve resolved resolves resolving unresolution unresolve unresolved unresolvedness

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