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Antonyms for clashes
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : klash |
| Phonetic Transcription : klæʃ |
Definition of clashes
Origin :- c.1500, "to make a loud, sharp sound," of imitative origin, or a blend of clap and crash. Cf. Dutch kletsen "splash, clash," German klatschen, Danish klaske "clash, knock about." Figurative sense, in reference to non-physical strife or battle, is first attested 1620s. Of things, "to come into collision," from 1650s; of colors, "to go badly together," first recorded 1894. Related: Clashed; clashing.
- noun disagreement or fight, often brief
- verb hit with a loud noise
- verb fight about, often verbally
- verb do not match
- The summer, it seemed, had been one long series of clashes with her grandmother.
- Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice
- To my mind it clashes irreconcilably with the present distribution of ministers.
- Extract from : « Thoughts on Missions » by Sheldon Dibble
- A Jove-born intellect is hardly wanted, and clashes with the inferiorities.
- Extract from : « The Prime Minister » by Anthony Trollope
- Every thing which clashes with it, or tends to weaken it, must go under.
- Extract from : « The Secret Service. » by Albert D. Richardson
- “It clashes with everything,” said Maudie, quite tragically.
- Extract from : « The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker » by John Strange Winter
- These, however, were hardly ever little more than clashes between outposts or patrols.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various
- You know, unless you are behind in the clashes and clavers of Thrums, that I bought her from the manager of a travelling show.
- Extract from : « The Little Minister » by J. M. Barrie
- The wonder was that among so many mixed races the clashes were so few.
- Extract from : « With the French in France and Salonika » by Richard Harding Davis
- There had been clashes between them in the past, but the lieutenant had always fought fairly.
- Extract from : « The Gray Phantom » by Herman Landon
- In going its several ways and living its own life, inevitably it often clashes with others and is seriously affected by them.
- Extract from : « Crime: Its Cause and Treatment » by Clarence Darrow
Synonyms for clashes
- affray
- argue
- argument
- bang
- bang heads
- battle
- be dissimilar
- brawl
- break
- broil
- brush
- buck
- bump
- clang
- clank
- clatter
- collide
- collision
- combat
- concussion
- conflict
- confrontation
- contend
- contrast
- crash
- cross swords
- differ
- difference of opinion
- disaccord
- disagree
- discord
- discordance
- disharmonize
- disharmony
- dispute
- donnybrook
- embroilment
- encounter
- engagement
- feud
- fracas
- fray
- fret
- gall
- grapple
- grate
- grind
- have a go at each other
- impact
- jam
- jangle
- jar
- jolt
- jump
- melee
- mismatch
- misunderstanding
- mix it up
- mix up
- not go with
- opposition
- prang
- quarrel
- raise Cain
- rattle
- rift
- riot
- row
- rumpus
- run-in
- rupture
- scrap
- scrimmage
- set-to
- shock
- showdown
- skirmish
- smash
- try
- wallop
- war
- wrangle
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