COLLIDING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

colliding

verb

present participle of collide

as in clashing

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 bumping

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 colliding Governor Gavin Newsom’s $787-million defamation suit against Fox News is set for a March 6, 2028 trial, potentially colliding with a presidential run. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 These geolocators also reveal the altitude of migratory flights, which is important for understanding the risk of birds colliding with buildings or wind turbines. — Stephanie Szarmach, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026 British gangsters colliding with the Italian Mafia just feels so right for our world. — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2026 Now, experts fear a persistent failure is colliding with a rapid expansion of immigration enforcement — one pushed to deliver record numbers of arrests, increasingly aided by state and local police and operating with fewer internal checks. — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 The worlds of rock and movie stardom are colliding at the Venice Film Festival, as both Robert Pattinson and Oasis frontmen Noel and Liam Gallagher arrive on the Lido for world premieres on Saturday. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 High school students interning at an observatory in Hawaii have successfully imaged a pair of colliding spiral galaxies located deep within overlapping cultural constellations. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026 So Pioneer 11 pioneered the way through Saturn's outer rings, going where no spacecraft had gone before — and nearly colliding with a small moon along the way. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026 To study quark-gluon plasma, CERN scientists have generated this plasma by colliding heavy nuclei such as lead. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for colliding

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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

Definition of clashing

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In June 2024, Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Charles McKenzie ruled that conflicting competency opinions issued by two judges required a separate hearing under state law to determine whether Scott was fit to stand trial.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Top government officials have at times provided conflicting information about the event.

— Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of conflicting

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The Chicago Cubs center fielder made an Air Jordan-style catch during Friday’s 6-1 win over the Miami Marlins, banging into a nook where two walls converge at funky loanDepot park.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Last week, law enforcement in the city of Kirkland, Washington (just northeast of Seattle) responded to a 911 call from a resident reporting loud banging inside their home.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of banging

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This would prevent cyclists from smashing into car doors opened into bike lanes, McDermott said.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Boteli sealed his hat-trick at the Johan Cruyff Arena after charging down the right flank, chopping inside and smashing into the far corner on his left foot.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of smashing

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It had been stored beneath an open-sided Florida carport when the storm's violent winds brought the structure crashing down onto it.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
As Hernández motored around the bases, JJ Bleday, crashing in from left field, secured the ball and fired to De La Cruz, who was situated in shallow center.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of crashing

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After a month of ramming his 6-foot-7, 325-pound frame into his Kansas football teammates during practices at preseason camp, Kansas redshirt junior offensive tackle Calvin Clements is ready to hit somebody, anybody, wearing an opponent’s jersey.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
In March, a man attacked Temple Israel synagogue in a Detroit suburb, ramming his car into the building and opening fire on a security guard before dying by suicide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026