conflicting

adjective

con·​flict·​ing kən-ˈflik-tiŋ 

: being in conflict, collision, or opposition : incompatible

conflicting theories

conflictingly

kən-ˈflik-tiŋ-lē 

-ˌflik-

adverb

Synonyms

• inconsistent

Examples of conflicting in a Sentence

conflicting reports from the witnesses at the scene

Recent Examples on the Web

After a week of conflicting reports about whether a new contract had been offered, the pair were moved to the alumni section of WWE's website. —Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025

Analysts toggle between dashboards, copy-paste data from spreadsheets and try to reconcile conflicting reports. —Arunabh Dastidar, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025

The Jackson County Legislature set an August 26 election date on July 18 based on directives about recall election timing in the Jackson County charter, shortly after the election boards filed one of two conflicting lawsuits. —Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025

Reece returned home to his family with conflicting memories of the event and was questioned about his culpability. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

from present participle of conflict entry 2

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for conflicting

• afflicting
• constricting
• convicting
• depicting
• evicting
• inflicting
• predicting
• restricting
• contradicting