COLLIDED Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

collided

verb

past tense of collide

as in clashed

to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably the candidate had a reputation as a maverick whose positions often collided with the party platform

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as in bumped

to come into usually forceful contact with something fortunately, I wasn't hurt when my bike collided with that fence

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Recent Examples of collided The motorcycle collided with the trailer, and the 43-year-old driver and 41-year-old passenger were ejected from the motorcycle. —

Brandon Downs, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 Now that this replay fantasy has collided with a more complex, indeterminate and difficult reality, Trump is unable to explain his objectives or even give the country a sense of when the war might end. —

Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026 Wright was lunging for the puck when Stanley arrived and the Sabres defenseman’s elbow collided with the side of Wright’s helmet. —

ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026 March 28, 2026 1 of 10 Why was a fire truck that collided with a plane in a fatal crash at LaGuardia Airport on the tarmac? —

Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026 The Jazz Aviation flight, collided with the Port Authority emergency vehicle that was responding to an earlier call with a plane on the runway that requested assistance because of an unknown odor in the cockpit, CNN reported. —

Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026 But with under eight minutes left in regulation, Stars forward Sam Steel and Brink collided at center ice, and after a review, Brink was given four minutes for high sticking. —

Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026 What's New Several drones collided midair during a holiday drone show at Lake Eola Park in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday evening, and fell into the crowd below, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has confirmed. —

Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 Also, another two cars collided with each another. —

Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024

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For centuries, armies usually clashed on battlefields, far from civilians.

— Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Reirson, the Western State College of Law professor, said the nation’s founding ideals of pluralism and equal opportunity have often clashed with an undercurrent of nativism and white supremacy.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026