Words that rhyme with conflict
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addict
n 1: someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie" [syn: addict, nut, freak, junkie, junky] 2: someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms v 1: to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) [syn: addict, hook] -
afflict
v 1: cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents" 2: cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague" [syn: afflict, smite] -
constrict
v 1: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press] 2: become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" [syn: constrict, constringe, narrow] -
contradict
v 1: be in contradiction with [syn: contradict, belie, negate] 2: deny the truth of [syn: contradict, negate, contravene] 3: be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" [syn: oppose, controvert, contradict] 4: prove negative; show to be false [syn: negate, contradict] [ant: affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain] -
convict
n 1: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn: convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird] 2: a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense v 1: find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" [ant: acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate] -
depict
v 1: show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting" [syn: picture, depict, render, show] 2: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" [syn: describe, depict, draw] 3: make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba" [syn: portray, depict, limn] -
derelict
adj 1: worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack" [syn: creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone] 2: forsaken by owner or inhabitants ; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse" [syn: abandoned, derelict, deserted] 3: failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills" [syn: derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss] 4: in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble- down shack" [syn: bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down] n 1: a person without a home, job, or property 2: a ship abandoned on the high seas [syn: abandoned ship, derelict] -
district
n 1: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes [syn: district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion] v 1: regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns [syn: zone, district] -
edict
n 1: a formal or authoritative proclamation 2: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" [syn: decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript] -
evict
v 1: expel or eject without recourse to legal process; "The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m." 2: expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months" [syn: evict, force out] -
inflict
v 1: impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" [syn: inflict, bring down, visit, impose] -
licked
adj 1: having been got the better of; "I'm pretty beat up but I don't feel licked yet" -
object
n 1: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" [syn: object, physical object] 2: the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" [syn: aim, object, objective, target] 3: (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon; "the object of the verb" 4: the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection" 5: (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer; "in object-oriented programming, objects include data and define its status, its methods of operation and how it interacts with other objects" v 1: express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license" 2: be averse to or express disapproval of; "My wife objects to modern furniture" -
peak
n 1: the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak" [syn: extremum, peak] 2: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush] 3: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top] 4: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit" [syn: peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit] 5: a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" [syn: point, tip, peak] 6: the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid" [syn: vertex, peak, apex, acme] 7: a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" [syn: bill, peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor] v 1: to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million" [syn: top out, peak] [ant: bottom out] -
perfect
adj 1: being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day" [ant: imperfect] 2: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" [syn: arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulterated] 3: precisely accurate or exact; "perfect timing" n 1: a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) [syn: perfective, perfective tense, perfect, perfect tense] v 1: make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!" [syn: perfect, hone] -
pluperfect
adj 1: more than perfect; "he spoke with pluperfect precision" n 1: a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect" [syn: past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect, pluperfect tense] -
predict
v 1: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" [syn: predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise] 2: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict] -
relict
n 1: an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated 2: geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared -
restrict
v 1: place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" [syn: restrict, curtail, curb, cut back] 2: place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled" [ant: derestrict] 3: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle] 4: make more specific; "qualify these remarks" [syn: qualify, restrict] -
strict
adj 1: rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian" [syn: rigorous, strict] 2: (of rules) stringently enforced; "hard-and-fast rules" [syn: hard-and-fast, strict] 3: characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint [syn: nonindulgent, strict] [ant: indulgent] 4: incapable of compromise or flexibility [syn: rigid, strict] 5: severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards" [syn: stern, strict, exacting] -
verdict
n 1: (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment [syn: verdict, finding of fact] -
slicked
adj 1: (of hair) made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance; "black hair plastered with pomade" [syn: plastered, slicked] -
benedict
n 1: United States anthropologist (1887-1948) [syn: Benedict, Ruth Benedict, Ruth Fulton] 2: Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547) [syn: Benedict, Saint Benedict, St. Benedict] 3: a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) [syn: benedick, benedict] -
derestrict
v 1: make free from restrictions [ant: restrict] -
clicked
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handpicked
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kicked
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nicked
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picked
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pricked
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ticked
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tricked
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licht
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picht
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schlicht
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schlict
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sticht
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pict
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unpicked
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delict
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maastricht
See also conflict definition and conflict synonyms
