Synonyms for collision
kəˈlɪʒ əncol·li·sion

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1. collision

   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:
   clash, clashing, 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. collision

   Synonyms:
   encounter, conflict, crash, opposition, impact, concussion, clash

   Antonyms:
   interswerving, interdivergence, shave

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1. collision, hitnoun

   (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

   "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"

   Synonyms:
   striking, strike, bang, smash, hit, hitting, smasher

2. collisionnoun

   an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object

   "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill"

   Synonyms:
   hit

3. collisionnoun

   a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

   "a collision of interests"

   Synonyms:
   hit

Matched Categories

1. • Accident
   • Contact
   • Dispute
   • Physics

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1. collisionnoun

   Synonyms:
   clash, shock, concussion

2. collisionnoun

   Synonyms:
   opposition, interference, clashing, conflict

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1. collisionnoun

   Synonyms:
   clashing, concussion, interference, brunt, impact

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1. List of paraphrases for "collision":

   collisions, crash, collide, clash, shock, collided, impact, bulkhead

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1. Paul Chodas:

   The possibilities of collision on any of the three future flyby dates are far too small to be of any real concern.

2. Vince Lombardi:

   Football is not a contact sport, it's a collision sport - dancing is a contact sport.

3. Jonathan McDowell:

   I would say if we're carrying on doing what we're doing, we should expect to see in the next few years at least one major accidental satellite collision.

4. John Stuart Mill:

   If all mankind minus one were of one opinion and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that person that he, if he had the power, would be in silencing mankind… If the opinion is right, they are deprived of the opportunity of exchanging error for truth; if wrong, they lose, what is almost as great a benefit, the clearer perception and livelier impression of truth, produced by its collision with error.

5. Peter Cook:

   The pilot reported that he felt ... the (Chinese) aircraft passed in front of his nose in an unsafe fashion, there's no indication this was a near collision.