Synonyms and Antonyms of strife
- in order to avoid family strife, the children spend equal time during the holidays with both of their grandmothers
conflict, disaccord, discord, discordance, discordancy, disharmony, dissension (also dissention), dissent, dissidence, dissonance, disunion, disunity, division, friction, infighting, inharmony, schism, variance, war, warfare
clash, collision, competition, contention
altercation, argument, bicker, brawl, debate, disagreement, dispute, divide, fissure
falling-out, fight, hassle, jar, miff, mix-up, quarrel, row, run-in, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle
incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness, inconsistence, inconsistency, inconsonance, inharmoniousness
animosity, antagonism, antipathy, cold war, enmity, hostility, ill will, rancor
- bitter strife between the two political factions
ball game, battle, combat, competition, conflict, confrontation, contention, contest, dogfight, duel, face-off, grapple, match, rivalry, struggle, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tug-of-war, war, warfare