There's a whole plethora of words to describe disparate situations. provoke the conflict minimize the conflict resolve the conflict mediate the conflict spread the conflict initiative the conflict invite the conflict create the conflict end the conflict defuse the conflict ignite the conflict instigate the conflict feed the conflict perpetuate the conflict embrace the conflict choose the conflict lose the conflict win the conflict underestimate the conflict conflict is a generic word... it can mean something as mundane as arguing over a parking space... to fighting in the streets... to fighting in between groups... ethnicties.. business interests.... classes... clans... conflict is always there under the surface ... manage the conflict ... it could be hypothetical, real, perceived, ideological, religious, social, gender based, weak vs strong, rich vs poor, skinny vs fat, beautiful vs ugly, popular vs independent, fast vs slow, strength vs endurance, conflict is metaphorical, physical, mental, emotional, internal external, between us and within us between our ego, it could be the conflict with the devil or it could be the conflict with clothing on a religious person, hatred begets misunderstand which fuels the conflict, and conflict in itself generates a current of energy that consolidates in the form unleashed through brutal violence... you can avoid the conflict, or you can chase the conflict, but there will be conflict between us and time, and we are not going to overcome that ultimate conflict.... just go thesaurus.com and see if you need more examples... hope it helps