Synonyms of clashed

clashed

verb

past tense of clash

as in collided

to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably

the colors of your shirt and pants clash

a parent's idea of proper dress often clashes with a teenager's

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collided
• conflicted
• disagreed
• differed
• jarred
• discorded
• disaccorded
• combated
• battled
• fought
• engaged
• warred (against)
• dissented
• chafed
• jangled
• galled
• grated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• matched
• fitted
• blended
• accorded
• agreed
• concurred
• corresponded
• coincided
• harmonized
• conformed (to or with)
• assented

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clashed

Lang also clashed with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in March after organizing a protest outside the mayor's residence, Gracie Mansion. — Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026

Garbage cans were set alight as protesters and police clashed in several cities, according to Le Monde. — Jack Sommers, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026

Thousands of protesters demanding their frozen savings back and accountability for Ueno’s failure have clashed with police firing rubber bullets and pepper spray this week. — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Being Heumann highlights the intersectionality in activism, showing how people with different disabilities came together, and often clashed, in an effort to make the world a better place for all of them. — Barry Levitt, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

After this summer’s World Cup in North America, the striker then clashed with new head coach Jorge Jesus and stormed out of a national team training camp last month. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

The same week, students clashed with police in Brussels and Liège. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026

Brass and Vidal clashed during production and would disown the feature — the director was unhappy with the editing (done after he was fired), the screenwriter with how Brass rewrote his script. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026

The candidates also clashed over the rapid expansion of data centers across Texas. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026