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CLASHING Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word clashing. (exact relations)
There are 15 hypernyms of the word clashing. (close relations)
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collide
verbv
verb

• be incompatible; be or come into conflict

• cause to collide

• crash together with violent impact

brush
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a dense growth of bushes

• an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle

• momentary contact

• conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor

• a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)

• a minor short-term fight

• the act of brushing your teeth

• the act of brushing your hair

• contact with something dangerous or undesirable

verb

• rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

• touch lightly and briefly

• clean with a brush

• sweep across or over

• remove with or as if with a brush

• cover by brushing

clang
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a loud resonant repeating noise

verb

• make a loud noise

clangor
nounn
noun

• a loud resonant repeating noise

verb

• make a loud resonant noise

• make a loud noise

clangoring
adverb, nounadv, n
noun

• a loud resonant repeating noise

clangour
nounn
noun

• a loud resonant repeating noise

verb

• make a loud resonant noise

clank
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a loud resonant repeating noise

verb

• make a clank

crash
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a loud resonant repeating noise

• a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)

• a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

• the act of colliding with something

• (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative

verb

• fall or come down violently

• move with, or as if with, a crashing noise

• undergo damage or destruction on impact

• move violently as through a barrier

• break violently or noisily; smash

• occupy, usually uninvited

• make a sudden loud sound

• enter uninvited; informal

• cause to crash

• hurl or thrust violently

• undergo a sudden and severe downturn

• stop operating

• sleep in a convenient place

encounter
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a minor short-term fight

• a casual or unexpected convergence

• a casual meeting with a person or thing

• a hostile disagreement face-to-face

verb

• come together

• come upon, as if by accident; meet with

• be beset by

• experience as a reaction

• contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

friction
nounn
noun

• a state of conflict between persons

• the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

• effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

jar
nounn
noun

• a cylindrical vessel, typically used for storing food

• the quantity contained in a jar

• a sudden jarring impact

verb

• be incompatible; be or come into conflict

• move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

• shock physically

• affect in a disagreeable way

• place in a cylindrical vessel

skirmish
nounn
noun

• a minor short-term fight

verb

• engage in a skirmish

Best Hypernyms For CLASHING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for clashing, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (11)
conflict combat differ disagree dissent fight fighting hit noise scrap strike
Phrases (4)
collide withimpinge onrun intotake issue

Alternatives for COLLIDE

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