clash

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of CLASH

to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably <the colors of your shirt and pants clash> <a parent's idea of proper dress often clashes with a teenager's>

Synonyms collide, conflict, disaccord, discord, jar

Related Words battle, combat, engage, fight, war (against); chafe, gall, grate, jangle; differ, disagree, dissent

Near Antonyms agree, assent, coincide, concur, correspond

Antonyms accord, blend, conform (to or with), fit, harmonize, match

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