Clash

/klæʃ/

Synonyms for "clash" (418 found)

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Noun(18 words)

clang clangor crash agon altercation battles battling brawl brush bumping butt clanging clangoring clangour clank clatter collide colliding

actionaerial combataffrayagree to disagreealtercation antagonism antagonize antipathy appulse argue argumentarmored combatbabel bangbang intobattlebattle royalbe antipatheticbe at cross-purposesbe at variance

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be distinctbe distinguishedbe inimicalbe opposed tobeat againstbelch belligerence blare blat box brawl bray breakbreak offbroil brunt brush bulldozing bullfight bulling bumpbump intoburr burst bust buzz cackle cannon carambole caromcarom intocaw chirr clamor clang clangor clank clapclash of armsclash withclashing close cockfight collide

Verb(2 words)

collide collides

Strong matches (125)

collision combatcome into collisioncome to blowscompete concuss concussion conflictconflict withconfront each otherconfute contend contention contest contradict contraposecontrast withcontravene controvert counter

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counteract counterattack counterbalance countercheck counterpoise counterpose countervail counterwork crackcrack upcrack-up crashcrash intocraunch croak crosscross swordscrump crunchcut and thrustdash intodeitydepart fromdespitefulnessdeviate fromdifferdiffer in opiniondifference din disaccorddisaccord withdisaffinity disagreedisagree withdisagreement discord discordance discordancy discordia disharmony dispute dissentdivaricate fromdivergediverge fromdogfight duel embroilment encounter engagement enmity erisexchange blowsexchange of blowsfaction fallfall foul offence feud fightfight a duelfire fightflap flop foul fracas fray fret

Noun(29 words)

collisionscolor mismatch ordercombatscompatibility issuescompeting conflictconflicting goalsconflicts confrontation confrontations confronting contradict differ din disagree discordance discords dispute dissonancesdouble booking

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duels dukes encounter encountering engaging fighting fights fistfight frays

Verb(6 words)

combatted discording dissonate dueled duelled fought

Adjective(2 words)

conflicted conflicting

Related words (209)

friction gallgive and takegive satisfactiongo againstgo counter togod goddess grapplegrapple withgrate grind groanground combatgrowl grumble hammeringhand-to-hand combathand-to-hand fightharshness

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hate hatredhear a different drummerhithit a clinkerhit againsthold opposite viewshostilityhouse-to-house combathurt hurtle impact impinge impingement incompatibility incompatibleness inharmoniousness inharmony interfereinterfere withjangle jarjar withjolt jostle joustjuxtapose in oppositionknockknock againstlock hornsmalevolence malice malignity mauling meetmeet head onmeet head-onmeeting meleemere noisemilitate againstmischief mismatch mismatemisunderstand one anothermix it upnaval combatnegate noise noncooperationnot accord withnot get alongnot square withobject offset onslaughtopen conflictoppose oppugnpassage of armspercuss percussionpitched battleplay at cross-purposespull different waysquarrel quarrelsomeness ramming rap rasp rassle report repugnance resist riot row rub rumble rumpusrun a tiltrun againstrun counter torun intorunning fightscramble scranch scrap scrape scratch scrimmage scrunch scuffleset offset-to shockshoving matchsideswipe skirmish slamslam intoslap slat sledgehammering smacksmack intosmashsmash intosmash upsmash-up smashing smashup snarl snore spar spite spitefulness splat squabblestand apartstand over againststand-up fightstrained relationsstreet fightstrikestrike againststrive struggle swapswim upstreamtap tauromachy tensionthrust and parrythrusting thwack tilt tourney trytug-of-wartussle twang unharmoniousness unpleasantness unstring untune vary violencewage warwallop war whack wham whap whomp whopwork againstwrangle wrestle

Noun(25 words)

frictiongovernment conflictgunfights incongruity infightinginterpersonal conflictjar jars mismatch oppose overlap rumblessaratoga battlescraps scrimmages scuffles showdowns skirmish skirmishes skirmishing

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smashspanish confrontarstrike struggles wars

Verb(6 words)

jar scrapped skirmishedsmack into expectationssmack into oppositionwarring

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More general

21 entries

collide withcombat conflict differ disagree disharmony dissent fight fighting hitimpinge onincongruityinteract physicallynoise

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More specific

21 entries

altercation argue brawlcalendar clashclang clatter collidecolor clashcolor mismatchcrash debate disputedouble bookingfashion clashfracaspattern clash

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Collocations

10 entries

clash of culturesclash of ideascolor clashcultural clashculture clashfatal clashideological clashpolitical clashscheduling clashviolent clash

Inflections

3 entries

clashed clashes clashing

Derivations

6 entries

clashed clashes clashily clashing clashingly clashy

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Our interests clash with theirs.

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The two meetings clash.

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The two strongest teams will clash with each other this weekend.

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There was a violent clash of opinions between the two leaders.

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