clash
Colors that fight
Meanings of the noun and verb clash often involve noise, collision, and conflict.
If colors clash, they don’t look good together.
Personalities that clash don’t get along well.
When physical objects clash, they collide with a loud noise.
This noise is also called a clash: The clash of cymbals.
A clash between two parties involves disagreement and possibly fighting.
If scheduled events clash, they happen at the same time.
Verbal clash over differences
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- debateFormal argument on issues
- altercationHeated verbal dispute
squabble · wrangle · spat · tiff · bickering · controversy · discord · contention
Armed military engagement
- warArmed struggle between groups
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
hostilities · warfare · confrontation · showdown · face-off · standoff · engagement · friction
Incompatible combination
- discordLack of agreement
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- garishTastelessly showy
- contrastNotable difference between things
palette · complementary · hue · pattern · stripes · prints · eyesore · gaudy
Struggle for supremacy
- opponentsThose who compete against
- adversariesThose who oppose you
- contestOrganized competitive event
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
matchup · showdown · face-off · battle · challenge · tournament · derby · rematch
Loud metallic sound
- crashSudden violent impact
- bangSudden loud noise
- clatterLoud rattling noise
- clangorLoud metallic resonance
cymbal · percussive · metallic · resounding · reverberation · din · cacophony · racket
Sudden violent impact
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- bangSudden loud noise
- smashBreak violently apart
- slamForceful impact or closure
crunch · bump · hit · strike · thud · clang · clatter · jolt
Opposition between parties
- overlapPartial coincidence of coverage
- coincideOccur together in time
- competingContending for victory
- double-bookedCommitted to conflicting times
simultaneous · interference · timing · calendar · collision
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- debateFormal argument on issues
altercation · squabble · wrangle · spat · tiff · bickering · controversy · discord · contention · dissension
battle
Armed military engagement
- warArmed struggle between groups
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- combatArmed hostile engagement
skirmish · hostilities · warfare · confrontation · showdown · face-off · standoff · engagement · friction · opposition
mismatch
Incompatible combination
contrast · palette · complementary · hue · pattern · stripes · prints · eyesore · gaudy · lurid
competition
Struggle for supremacy
- opponentsThose who compete against
- adversariesThose who oppose you
- contestOrganized competitive event
duel · matchup · showdown · face-off · battle · challenge · tournament · derby · rematch · titans
clang
Loud metallic sound
clangor · cymbal · percussive · metallic · resounding · reverberation · din · cacophony · racket · thunderous
crash
Sudden violent impact
slam · crunch · bump · hit · strike · thud · clang · clatter · jolt · ram
conflict
Opposition between parties
double-booked · simultaneous · interference · timing · calendar · collision
- conflictfight, war, battle, dispute, feud
- BattlesAntietam, Leipzig, Gettysburg, Waterloo, Bunker Hill
- disagreementsdisagree, argue, dispute, quarrel, argument
- disputesargument, beef, bicker, conflict, dispute
- encountersencounter, meeting, chance encounter, run-in, close encounter
- Epic BattlesTrojan War, Thermopylae, 300, Gladiator, Braveheart
clashharmony
Agreement or musical blend
peace · accord · agreement · truce · cooperation
clashmatch
Game between opponents
harmonize · complement · blend · go together · coordinate
- personality clashMutual temperament incompatibility
- personality clashesInterpersonal friction from incompatibility
- The ClashSeminal UK punk band
- clashing colorsInharmonious tones together
- clash of titansStruggle between great powers
- cultural clashConflict between differing societies