Synonyms for clash
klæʃclash

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1. clash

   Collision, the act or fact of striking violently together, is the result of motion or action, and is sudden and momentary; contact may be a condition of rest, and be continuous and permanent; collision is sudden and violent contact. Concussion is often by transmitted force rather than by direct impact; two railway-trains come into collision; an explosion of dynamite shatters neighboring windows by concussion. Impact is the blow given by the striking body; as, the impact of the cannon-shot upon the target. An encounter is always violent, and generally hostile. Meeting is neutral, and may be of the dearest friends or of the bitterest foes; of objects, of persons, or of opinions; of two or of a multitude. Shock is the result of collision. In the figurative use, we speak of clashing of views, collision of persons. Opposition is used chiefly of persons, more rarely of opinions or interests; conflict is used indifferently of all.

   Synonyms:
   clashing, collision, concussion, conflict, contact, encounter, impact, meeting, opposition, shock

   Antonyms:
   agreement, amity, coincidence, concert, concord, concurrence, conformity, harmony, unison, unity

   Preposition:
   Collision of one object with another; of or between opposing objects.

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1. clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash, crashnoun

   a loud resonant repeating noise

   "he could hear the clang of distant bells"

   Synonyms:
   clangour, smash, encounter, collapse, clank, skirmish, wreck, brush, clangoring, crash, clangor, friction, clang

2. clash, frictionnoun

   a state of conflict between persons

   Synonyms:
   clangour, encounter, rubbing, detrition, clank, skirmish, brush, clangoring, crash, clangor, friction, clang

3. clashnoun

   a state of conflict between colors

   "her dress was a disturbing clash of colors"

   Synonyms:
   clangour, encounter, clank, skirmish, brush, clangoring, crash, clangor, friction, clang

4. brush, clash, encounter, skirmishverb

   a minor short-term fight

   Synonyms:
   brushing, face-off, clangor, brush, coming upon, clang, brushwood, encounter, skirmish, clank, confrontation, clangour, copse, meeting, thicket, showdown, friction, crash, coppice, clangoring, light touch

5. collide, clashverb

   crash together with violent impact

   "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"

   Synonyms:
   collide, jar

6. clash, jar, collideverb

   be incompatible; be or come into conflict

   "These colors clash"

   Synonyms:
   jolt, bump around, collide, shake up, jar

7. clashverb

   disagree violently

   "We clashed over the new farm policies"

   Synonyms:
   collide, jar

Matched Categories

1. • Conflict
   • Disagree
   • Hit
   • Noise

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1. clashverb

   Synonyms:
   collide, come into collision, strike against each other

2. clashverb

   Synonyms:
   clank, clang

3. clashverb

   Synonyms:
   disagree, contend, interfere, be mutually opposed, act in a contrary direction

4. clashnoun

   Synonyms:
   collision

5. clashnoun

   Synonyms:
   clang, clank, clangor, clashing

6. clashnoun

   Synonyms:
   opposition, contradiction

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1. clashnoun

   Synonyms:
   collision, crash, opposition, interference, contrariety, clangor, clang

2. clashverb

   Synonyms:
   collide, hurtle, crash together, contend, disagree, clatter, clang

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1. List of paraphrases for "clash":

   shock, confrontation, clashes, conflict, collision, gunbattle, saddam, crash, battle, engagement

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1. David Schanzer:

   But despite the horrific attacks, the reasons against a large-scale land invasion by U.S. and NATO forces against ISIS in Iraq and Syria remain, such an invasion will deepen the extremist narrative of clash of civilization between the West and Muslims, will insert our militaries into a deep, nasty, and unwinnable civil war, and the invading force will eventually be responsible for reconstructing a semblance of order and governance in (a) chaotic region infected with sectarian divisions.

2. Alfred North Whitehead:

   A clash of doctrines is not a disaster--it is an opportunity.

3. Susan MacManus:

   It’s two people with understanding of grassroots-level campaigning, two state politicians with two different views of the world, it’s a clash of titans, I would say.

4. Fawaz Gerges:

   What you have is not only a clash of narratives, you have basically a huge divide, a war by proxy, a cold war taking place between Saudi Arabia and Iran, it's a war about geopolitics. It's about power. It's about influence.

5. Ben Domensino:

   The size, shape and location of Tiwi Islands make them a perfect place for Hector to develop, sea breezes develop over the islands from all sides and meet in the middle. These converging winds, which are carrying moisture from the surrounding sea, have to go somewhere when they clash... so they go up. This rising column of air becomes cooler with height, which causes water vapour to condense into liquid droplets, forming clouds.