collide

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of COLLIDE

to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably <a story of what happens when modern American mores and traditional Asian values collide>

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

to come into usually forceful contact with something <fortunately, I wasn't hurt when my bike collided with that fence>

Synonyms bang, bash, bump, collide, crash, impact, impinge, knock, ram, slam, smash, strike, swipe, thud

Related Words bounce, carom, clunk, glance, rebound, ricochet, skim, skip; contact, land, touch; brush, graze, kiss, nudge, scrape, shave, sweep; bulldoze, jostle, muscle, press, push

Near Antonyms miss, skirt

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