vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism

to be at strife.

a quarrel, struggle, or clash

armed strife.

competition or rivalry

the strife of the marketplace.

Archaic . strenuous effort.

noun

success , victory

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affray , altercation , animosity , argument , bickering , blowup , brawl , clash , combat , competition , conflict , contention , contest , controversy , difference , disagreement , discord , dispute , dissension , dissent , dissidence , disunity , emulation , faction , factionalism , fighting , friction , fuss , hassle , quarrel , rivalry , spat , squabble , squabbling , static , striving , tug of war * , variance , warfare , words , wrangle , wrangling , confrontation , difficulty , disaccord , discordance , dissentience , dissonance , inharmony , schism , war , belligerency , hostility , struggle , battle , corrivalry , race , tug of war , concours , feud , fight , fracas , fray , hurling , turmoil , unrest , upheaval