collision

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of COLLISION

a forceful coming together of two things <the collision of two opposing philosophies regarding the rearing of children>

Synonyms bump, collision, concussion, crash, impingement, jar, jolt, jounce, kick, shock, slam, smash, strike, wallop

Related Words blow, buffet, hit, knock, punch, rap, slap, thump; bashing, battering, bludgeoning, clobbering, hammering, lambasting, licking, pounding, pummeling (also pummelling), thrashing; contact, encounter, meeting, touch

the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact <a horrendous car collision on the highway>

Synonyms collision, concussion, crack-up, smash, smashup, wreck

Related Words accident, pileup; demolishment, destruction, ruin

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