clash
Usage
What are other ways to say clash?
The noun clash implies a direct and sharp collision between opposing parties, efforts, interests, etc.: a clash of opinions. Struggle implies vigorous bodily effort or violent exertion: a hand-to-hand struggle. A brush is a brief encounter or skirmish: a brush with the law.
Example Sentences
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The level of contact does not seem too much different to Gabriel and Haaland's clash, yet Alioski fell to the ground holding his face.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Two months before nations begin duking it out in World Cup matches at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, a bitter clash has already broken out over how supporters will even travel there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Fire and ice do clash beautifully, but the action here is merely serviceable and dark.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
So far the unprecedented clash between the leader of the most powerful military on Earth and the head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics shows no signs of abating.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
The clash culminates several weeks after Enrique arrives, when Maria Isabel telephones collect and her call is rejected because some of the immigrants in the trailer do not know who she is.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
