clashes
Battles or mismatches
Clashes is the plural of clash—a collision or conflict, whether physical or metaphorical.
Armies clash on battlefields; opinions clash in arguments; colors clash when they look bad together.
The word suggests forceful opposition: Protesters and police had violent clashes downtown.
As a verb form: Her schedule clashes with mine.
Absence of shared opinion
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
tension · opposition · discord · contention · quarrel · squabble · feud · rivalry
Armed conflict between groups
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- assaultViolent offensive act
confrontation · ambush · offensive · siege · frontline · armies · troops · soldiers
Incompatible combination
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- incongruousNot fitting together harmoniously
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
conflicting · juxtaposition · contrast · dissonance · eyesore · garish · loud · patterns
Sudden violent impact
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- smashupViolent vehicular collision
- pileupSequential vehicular collision
- fender-benderMinor vehicle collision
rear-end · head-on · sideswipe · t-bone · crumple · wreckage · shunt · prang
Partial coincidence of coverage
- conflictOpposition between parties
- double-bookingScheduling conflict from overlap
- coincideOccur together in time
- concurrentHappening at once
simultaneous · timing · calendar · appointments · meetings · events · obligations · commitments
disagreement
Absence of shared opinion
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
friction · tension · opposition · discord · contention · quarrel · squabble · feud · rivalry · standoff
warfare
Armed conflict between groups
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
assault · confrontation · ambush · offensive · siege · frontline · armies · troops · soldiers · fighting
mismatch
Incompatible combination
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- incongruousNot fitting together harmoniously
incompatible · conflicting · juxtaposition · contrast · dissonance · eyesore · garish · loud · patterns · colors
crash
Sudden violent impact
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- smashupViolent vehicular collision
- pileupSequential vehicular collision
fender-bender · rear-end · head-on · sideswipe · t-bone · crumple · wreckage · shunt · prang · rollover
overlap
Partial coincidence of coverage
- conflictOpposition between parties
- double-bookingScheduling conflict from overlap
- coincideOccur together in time
concurrent · simultaneous · timing · calendar · appointments · meetings · events · obligations · commitments
- conflictsargument, fight, war, battle, dispute
- tensionsstrain, friction, hostility, discord, strife
- riotsuprising, unrest, mob, mobs, looting
- unrestriot, uprising, riots, revolt, civil unrest
- hostilityanimosity, hostility, antagonism, belligerence, malice
- social frictioninsults, barbs, slights, jibes, snubs
clashesharmonies
Pleasing combined pitches
harmonizes · accords · peace · cooperation · truces
clashesmatches
Pairs that align
complements · coordinates · goes with · harmonizes · blends
clashesagreements
Formal mutual arrangements
agrees · accords · concurrences · consensuses · consensus
- 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