adj
conflicting
adj
1
Incompatible or contradictory; not able to both be true at once.
"The two witnesses gave conflicting accounts of the accident."
"She received conflicting advice from her doctors."
How to Use Conflicting
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishContradicting each other — used for reports, opinions, or feelings that don't line up.
Common pairings
conflicting reports
conflicting opinions
conflicting emotions
Word Forms
more conflicting comparative, most conflicting superlative
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