Synonyms of jars

jars 1 of 2

noun

plural of jar

1

as in collisions

a forceful coming together of two things

this padded case should protect your laptop from the jars normally experienced while traveling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collisions
• thumps
• shocks
• impacts
• bumps
• jolts
• crashes
• contacts
• slams
• encounters
• punches
• jounces
• blows
• kicks
• concussions
• slaps
• buffets
• hits
• impingements
• knocks
• strikes
• raps
• wallops
• smashes
• touches
• lickings
• meetings
• batterings
• thrashings
• bashings

2

as in surprises

something that makes a strong impression because it is so unexpected

the flow of her day was interrupted with the jar of an unexpected crisis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surprises
• shocks
• jolts
• revelations
• bolts from the blue
• bombshells
• stunners
• jaw-droppers
• thunderclaps
• wonders
• kickers
• marvels
• shockers
• twists
• wrinkles
• fillips
• amazements
• eye-openers
• kicks

3

as in scratches

a harsh grating sound

the jar of a stuck car door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scratches
• scrapes
• rasps
• clashes
• creaks
• grinds
• jangles
• clangs
• screeches
• clanks
• gargles
• blasts
• croaks
• scuffs
• clangors
• brays
• bleats

jars

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jar

1

as in quarrels

to express different opinions about something often angrily

those two coworkers have such incompatible personalities that it's no wonder they constantly jar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quarrels
• bickers
• fights
• argues
• rows
• clashes
• scraps
• locks horns
• disputes
• falls out
• tiffs
• brawls
• debates
• controverts
• wrangles
• butts heads
• squabbles
• spats
• brabbles
• bandies words
• hassles
• quibbles
• altercates
• objects
• contests
• discusses
• mixes it up
• argufies
• tangles
• challenges
• contends
• dares
• protests
• cavils
• defies
• kicks
• fusses
• considers
• nitpicks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepts
• agrees
• consents
• coexists
• gets along
• concurs
• assents

2

as in clashes

to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably

the bright orange of the walls jars with the light pastels of the furnishings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clashes
• conflicts
• collides
• discords
• disaccords
• differs
• wars (against)
• disagrees
• combats
• jangles
• fights
• galls
• battles
• grates
• engages
• dissents
• chafes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• matches
• conforms (to or with)
• fits
• blends
• accords
• corresponds
• agrees
• harmonizes
• coincides
• concurs
• assents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jars

Noun

The 24-piece box comes with miniature jars of jams and spreads like fig and cardamom, caramel and dark chocolate, rhubarb and strawberry, apricot and honey, and more. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026

Hakan Öniz Analysis of the clay used to make the jars suggests that they were produced in workshops in the Middle East's Jordan Valley, located along Jordan's border with Israel and the West Bank. — Archie Clarke, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Today, her work takes cues from antique phoenix-tail vases, ginger jars, flasks, and other traditional Chinese silhouettes, exploring the intersection of ceramics and globalization. — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 13 Oct. 2026

Mini bar options are also decidedly high spec, including jars of cashews and pretty little boxes of Lindt chocolates. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Canned seafood comes in cans, pouches and glass jars, but Dudash says the packaging itself doesn’t appear to make a meaningful difference nutritionally. — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 5 Oct. 2026

Use spice jars and perfume bottles creatively as propagation stations, vases, or decorative accents. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2026

Along with tip jars placed beside cash registers, customers are prompted to leave a 5% to 20% gratuity on their restaurant bills, but also on their fast-food takeout and coffees to-go when paying via card machines. — CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Each rack features thick steel frames to keep bottles and jars in place and strong magnets to ensure everything remains stable. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Verb

Their entrance is punctuated by vibrations in the Sphere’s haptic seats, a surprise that initially jars but ultimately enhances the experience. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2026

But this film’s logic lies in the edit, starting and ending with a stop-start stutter motif that jars us into this world of a small Oklahoma town, where a bluegrass band jams in a restaurant parking lot. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

There is one particular scene that jars with those who know Hamed best. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026

Mercury retrograde meeting Uranus and Neptune jars you out of certainty. — Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025

That, in turn, jars an earlier memory of happier days in the same car, giddily documenting on camcorder their initial move to New Orleans. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025

Against all of this allegedly heady stuff, the score—by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross—intentionally jars us from encroaching drowsiness with chortling woodwinds and shardlike piano chords that are the aural equivalent of jagged Plexiglass off-cuts. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025