CLASHING Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

clashing 1 of 2

adjective

as in conflicting

not being in agreement or harmony freedom and equality are often a clashing set of ideals

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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

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Recent Examples of clashing

Adjective

That creates a stronger feedback loop in which the algorithm more strongly presents clashing posts. — Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 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

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The other has brought together clashing frontier lab leaders Dario Amodei of Anthropic, OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk, along with a chorus of AI researchers. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 Ground fighting intensified at the beginning of September, with troops clashing on multiple fronts. — Guy Davies, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 Imagined by creative director Henry Zankov, the runway show, held on Thursday morning in Manhattan, was decorated with pattern-clashing personalities and punctuating hair — frizzy texture, fluffy bangs and all. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 The show, which debuted in 2025, centers on clashing mob families and stars Brosnan and Mirren as Harrigan crime family patriarch and matriarch Conrad and Maeve, respectively. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 But the move risks clashing with Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s own plans to shrink the Fed’s balance sheet — and with any Fed decision to tighten monetary policy. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 Aug. 2026 This is especially true with the sun, moon, Mercury and Venus clashing with Uranus in Gemini, as plans could change unexpectedly, allowing less tolerance for mundane or repetitive tasks. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026 About 500 protesters gathered on the Capitol steps Wednesday afternoon in opposition to legislation that offers to withhold immigrant support providers’ addresses from the public, clashing with a group of counterprotesters. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Get used to Aledo clashing with Carroll The scrimmage between the Dragons and Bearcats holds no weight. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clashing

Adjective

Lizzie also gave conflicting accounts over her whereabouts when her father was killed.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Police initially provided conflicting information about the child's age and gender, first identifying the child as a 3-year-old boy, then as a 4-year-old girl, before later confirming the child was a 3-year-old boy.

— Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Still, diesel's record-setting rise colliding with the fall harvest season means that costs will balloon for producers of crops like corn and wheat, according to Jacob Aiken-Phillips, head of consumer and retail research at Melius Research.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
And just a few hours before F1’s first practice session of the weekend on Friday afternoon, a Formula 2 car went up in flames after colliding with the barriers.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026