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clash
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- pronunciation:
- klaesh
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
clashes, clashing, clashed |
| definition 1: |
to strike together noisily and harshly.
As they struck at each other, their swords clashed.- synonyms:
- collide
- similar words:
- clang, clangor, clank, clatter, strike
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| definition 2: |
to conflict sharply; disagree.
They clashed over who should head the committee.- synonyms:
- argue, collide, conflict, cross swords, disagree, dispute
- antonyms:
- agree, coincide, harmonize, see eye to eye
- similar words:
- combat, contend, differ, discord, quarrel, spar
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| definition 3: |
to be mismatched or conflicting, as in color, tone, or time.
His striped tie and his Hawaiian shirt clash.The red of the pillows clashes with the orange of the couch.This meeting clashes with my dinner date.- antonyms:
- dovetail, go, harmonize, match
- similar words:
- conflict
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| related words: |
bicker, dispute, encounter, engage, feud, fight, skirmish, spat |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to strike with a loud, harsh noise.
The two deer clashed their horns.- synonyms:
- bang
- similar words:
- butt, clank, smash, strike
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a harsh, loud sound.
There was a clash of metal against metal.- similar words:
- bang, clang, clangor, clank, clatter
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| definition 2: |
a conflict, battle, or disagreement.
It's going to be an exciting clash between the two best teams.- synonyms:
- battle, conflict, disagreement, fight, struggle
- similar words:
- altercation, argument, collision, combat, dispute, encounter, quarrel, rivalry, row, strife, tussle, war
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| related words: |
affray, competition, difference, disagreement, discord, feud, hostility, impact, tangle, tiff, war, word |
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| derivations: |
clashingly (adv.), clasher (n.) |
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