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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Should Gabriel have been sent off for Haaland clash?
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Their larger clash, however, came over the war in Iran.
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
“But if the next step is a naval clash, attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure, or a widening of regional military operations, then the market will start to price a much more dangerous scenario,” she cautioned.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Any brief account of the rest of Galileo’s life is inevitably dominated by his subsequent clash with the authorities in Rome.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
