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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Whenever those tensions flare anew, I recall the most instructive—and, in the end, the most heartening—such clash I know.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Doncaster's Harper, who suffered a nasty cut after a clash of heads in the eighth, showed great spirit to continue throwing until the final round.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
The 31-year-old picked up a terrible cut after a clash of heads in the fifth round against the previously unbeaten Puerto Rican.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The exemption debate is the latest clash between the digital assets industry and traditional finance firms.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
For in North America, then England, France, Haiti, and once again North America, the Age of Sugar brought about the great, final clash between freedom and slavery.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
