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 Malibu then crossed back over the highway and collided with a concrete barrier in the median, state police said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026 The fivesome’s vehicle collided with the back of a trailer truck, killing all three adults instantly; the kids, meanwhile, suffered minor injuries. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 20 July 2026 In the early hours of November 1st, Hannah was driving home when her Volvo drifted off Interstate 75 and collided with a steel guardrail. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 The incident occurred on a highway in Orange County when a white pickup truck carrying the cargo collided with a gray sedan, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Santa Ana Area Office said Thursday. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into Waymo in May after instances during which the self-driving cars collided with objects that a human driver could have easily avoided. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026 Last October, Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old US citizen, survived being shot multiple times by a Customs and Border Protection agent after her vehicle and a CBP SUV collided during an immigration crackdown in Chicago. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 The driver then hit a large landscape boulder and collided with the base of a streetlight on the east side of the service road, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026 Authorities say the pontoon boat collided with a barge and that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating. — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 13 July 2026

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When their personalities and policies clashed, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy decided one of them had to go as part of a wider government reshuffle.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Rome — Around 300 protesters clashed with riot police in Venice on Friday evening over the arrival of US ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta’s $450 million mega yacht Boardwalk during the city’s annual Redentore (Redeemer) festival, police said.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of clashed

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According to a 2008 set report ahead of the first movie’s release, the conflict began in the second season, when Parker was given an executive producer credit and her paycheck was bumped to $300,000 per episode.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
In the two years since, the Knicks have bumped right up against their second-apron hard cap.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of bumped

Verb

However, the responsibilities of leading a large constitutional office required me to balance my schedule, including senior leadership meetings held on Tuesday mornings that often conflicted with BCC meetings.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Thursday’s game saw Moroccans gather in Paris in Moroccan and French jerseys, either conflicted about whom to root for or happy either way.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2026

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Moments later the Tesla Model 3 raced down a residential street in Katy, Texas, at highway speeds, slammed into a brick home and killed a 76-year-old woman standing in the front room.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Ingrid Simonovic, president of the NYC Deputy Sheriffs Benevolent Association, repeatedly slammed Miranda’s treatment of her members during his tenure.

— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026

Definition of slammed

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This ice is thought to contain material from asteroids and comets that smashed into the moon billions of years ago.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 14 July 2026
The 'why' behind airline safety rules Local Greek media reported that a piece of the engine had broken off and that debris smashed the window, quickly decompressing the cabin, which led to part of Karović's body being sucked out of the window.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Definition of smashed

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Moshobane outworked Sacramento midfielder Danny Crisostomo for the ball and banged it into the far side of the net.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026
The Cabo Verde contingent behind Dibu Martinez’s goal danced and banged their drums as Duarte got in behind Lisandro Martinez and sent a shot past Dibu.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of banged

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Their rideshare, a Buick, was suddenly rammed by an oncoming car.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, said 52-year-old Salgado Araujo had rammed an ICE vehicle, and that a federal agent fired a weapon in self-defense.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of rammed

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Singh crashed into seven other vehicles — three semi-trucks, two pickup trucks and two cars — killing three people, NBC4 Los Angeles stated.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Despite its sulfuric stench, in a stroke of absolute luck, this meteorite crashed into the right house.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 15 July 2026

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