as in conflicting
not being in agreement or harmony
freedom and equality are often a clashing set of ideals
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as in colliding
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
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Recent Examples of clashing
Riley Jones, Footwear News, 24 May 2026
Choose natural, complementary colors to avoid overwhelming or clashing designs.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
The clashing worldviews of secularism and Christianity are not simply competing outlooks — as though one were merely better than the other.
—James O. Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
On his first album for his own Plastic & Sounds label, the Japanese producer sounds pricklier than ever, lacing hypnotic house and techno with microtonal dissonance and clashing textures.
—Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
Over the years, my sisters and I have struggled through clashing personalities, intense disagreements and wonky power dynamics.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
In addition to the storm of clashing superheroes and their evil intergalactic foes, this upcoming outing will introduce a trio of new antagonists called Thragg, Dinosaurus, and Universa.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Avoid trendy or clashing colors and instead opt for timeless, natural tones with dimension; consider roof slope and visibility to match style with practicality.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
Come to think of it, a few especially forceful personalities fueled much of the clashing college curmudgeons economy.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
The bill carries constitutional concerns, both for clashing with federal authority and potentially discriminating against a narrow class of law enforcement officers.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
Earlier on Thursday, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi was informed that she has been dropped from the broadcast, after clashing with Weiss over her decision to hold a segment on an El Salvadoran prison last December.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 May 2026
However, Congress has yet to make meaningful progress on national rules, with members clashing over which risks to address and how to address them.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Demonstrators have been clashing with ICE agents outside the immigration detention facility for several days.
—Nick Caloway, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Their startup, known as Uber, initially clawed its way to success with a growth-at-all-costs strategy that sometimes involved operating without municipal consent, ignoring court orders and clashing with local regulations.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
The actor was allegedly clashing with producers and often late to set.
—Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Andrade is used to clashing with the DeSantis administration.
—Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2026
Adjective
In addition to their clashing color combinations, both shoes use different materials for two truly distinct looks.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 24 May 2026
Choose natural, complementary colors to avoid overwhelming or clashing designs.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
The clashing worldviews of secularism and Christianity are not simply competing outlooks — as though one were merely better than the other.
—James O. Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
On his first album for his own Plastic & Sounds label, the Japanese producer sounds pricklier than ever, lacing hypnotic house and techno with microtonal dissonance and clashing textures.
—Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
Over the years, my sisters and I have struggled through clashing personalities, intense disagreements and wonky power dynamics.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
In addition to the storm of clashing superheroes and their evil intergalactic foes, this upcoming outing will introduce a trio of new antagonists called Thragg, Dinosaurus, and Universa.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Avoid trendy or clashing colors and instead opt for timeless, natural tones with dimension; consider roof slope and visibility to match style with practicality.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
Come to think of it, a few especially forceful personalities fueled much of the clashing college curmudgeons economy.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
After clashing with Clark during the game, Hayes was caught on a hot mic complaining that officials were favoring the Fever star.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
The bill carries constitutional concerns, both for clashing with federal authority and potentially discriminating against a narrow class of law enforcement officers.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
Earlier on Thursday, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi was informed that she has been dropped from the broadcast, after clashing with Weiss over her decision to hold a segment on an El Salvadoran prison last December.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 May 2026
However, Congress has yet to make meaningful progress on national rules, with members clashing over which risks to address and how to address them.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Demonstrators have been clashing with ICE agents outside the immigration detention facility for several days.
—Nick Caloway, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Their startup, known as Uber, initially clawed its way to success with a growth-at-all-costs strategy that sometimes involved operating without municipal consent, ignoring court orders and clashing with local regulations.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
The actor was allegedly clashing with producers and often late to set.
—Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Andrade is used to clashing with the DeSantis administration.
—Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clashing
Adjective
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Our world today is filled with conflicting information.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The result of this approach was a state of paralysis—a leadership trajectory stalled by a deluge of conflicting opinions from sources with wildly different levels of credibility.—
Brendan Keegan,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2026
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Preliminary findings indicated that Hubbs became unresponsive after colliding with Klein, with witnesses reporting that his head and arms appeared to go limp following the impact.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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In Garden Grove, a 13-year-old boy died after approaching a curve at around 35 mph and colliding with a center median while riding what authorities said was an electric motorcycle.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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Many objected to the movie’s inconsistent mythology, weak character development, fundamental changes to the persona of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), and an overall lack of coherent world-building across Abrams and Johnson’s two incongruous installments.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026
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The Sentinel story published earlier this month featured both Gavi’s and Bastien’s cases as examples of Florida’s inconsistent approach to dealing with nurses who received degrees from roughly two dozen schools that sold fake nursing degrees to more than 7,000 people over the past several years.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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“Clashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clashing. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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