Synonyms of clashing

clashing 1 of 2

adjective

as in conflicting

not being in agreement or harmony

freedom and equality are often a clashing set of ideals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conflicting
• inconsistent
• incompatible
• discrepant
• incongruous
• contradictory
• inharmonious
• mutually exclusive
• disagreeing
• discordant
• contrary
• repugnant
• inconsonant
• irreconcilable
• opposing
• at variance
• at odds
• opposite
• antagonistic
• antithetical
• diametric
• antipodal
• antipodean

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• consistent
• agreeing
• compatible
• harmonious
• congruent
• concordant
• consonant
• correspondent (with or to)
• conformable (to)
• similar
• like
• congruous
• nonconflicting
• accordant
• akin

clashing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of clash

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conflicting
• colliding
• differing
• disagreeing
• jarring
• discording
• disaccording
• combating
• fighting
• battling
• jangling
• warring (against)
• engaging
• dissenting
• chafing
• grating
• galling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• matching
• according
• blending
• fitting
• conforming (to or with)
• corresponding
• harmonizing
• agreeing
• coinciding
• concurring
• assenting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clashing

Adjective

The Los Angeles actor captures the easygoing professionalism that often places him between the clashing personalities of Shaw and Dreyfuss. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

The original room also has mannequins showing off fashion-forward outfits from the winners of the Liberty Fabrics x Graduate Fashion Foundation Competition, with lots of lovely clashing patterns and textures. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

If your bathroom feels busy or dated thanks to clashing finishes, consider painting everything in one rich, moody hue like charcoal, navy, or slate. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 8 July 2026

The cornerstone of Boards classics is a blurring retrofuturism achieved via swirling and clashing sample, synth, and guitar textures. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026

The election follows Hockensmith's decision to step away from the board due to clashing personalities and policy choices. — Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register, 3 June 2026

The clashing magnetic fields of a white dwarf star and its neighboring red dwarf star are the source of signals from space that have remained a puzzle for over 20 years, radio astronomers in Australia have found. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 June 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

Verb

Extremist settlers routinely enter Palestinian towns, clashing with villagers and burning homes, mosques and cars. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Extremist settlers routinely enter Palestinian towns, clashing with villagers, burning homes, mosques and cars. — Sam Metz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

The actor arrived in a regal sky blue high-neck top with a long cascading train and clashing red lining — custom designed by Prabal Gurung — offset with a casual pair of low slung, non-maternity jeans by La Ligne that skimmed just under her bump. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

The caucus attempted to push the party right on both fiscal and social conservatism, and often did so by clashing with Republican leadership and moderates. — Jack Harvel august 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026

The candidates have been clashing over the personal history of DeBarros, who served 19 years in prison for a shooting in Waterbury at the age of 18 in 1996 before he was later pardoned by the state’s board of pardons and paroles. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026

The season also started on a bloody note with the rival Targaryen factions clashing in the Battle of the Gullet, leading to Rhaenyra assuming the Iron Throne while Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) fled town. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

Rivals for the throne finally clashing arms in an epic battle for the future of the kingdom. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

And despite making a show of clashing with the Pentagon over concerns about the safe deployment of its AI systems, Anthropic also let the military use its Claude AI to select targets in Iran. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026