Synonyms for collision
kəˈlɪʒ əncol·li·sion

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1. collision

   Collision, the act or fact of striking violently together, is the result of motion or action, and is sudden and momentary; contact may be a condition of rest, and be continuous and permanent; collision is sudden and violent contact. Concussion is often by transmitted force rather than by direct impact; two railway-trains come into collision; an explosion of dynamite shatters neighboring windows by concussion. Impact is the blow given by the striking body; as, the impact of the cannon-shot upon the target. An encounter is always violent, and generally hostile. Meeting is neutral, and may be of the dearest friends or of the bitterest foes; of objects, of persons, or of opinions; of two or of a multitude. Shock is the result of collision. In the figurative use, we speak of clashing of views, collision of persons. Opposition is used chiefly of persons, more rarely of opinions or interests; conflict is used indifferently of all.

   Synonyms:
   clash, clashing, concussion, conflict, contact, encounter, impact, meeting, opposition, shock

   Antonyms:
   agreement, amity, coincidence, concert, concord, concurrence, conformity, harmony, unison, unity

   Preposition:
   Collision of one object with another; of or between opposing objects.

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1. collision

   Synonyms:
   encounter, conflict, crash, opposition, impact, concussion, clash

   Antonyms:
   interswerving, interdivergence, shave

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1. collision, hitnoun

   (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

   "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"

   Synonyms:
   striking, strike, bang, smash, hit, hitting, smasher

2. collisionnoun

   an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object

   "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill"

   Synonyms:
   hit

3. collisionnoun

   a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

   "a collision of interests"

   Synonyms:
   hit

Matched Categories

1. • Accident
   • Contact
   • Dispute
   • Physics

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1. collisionnoun

   Synonyms:
   clash, shock, concussion

2. collisionnoun

   Synonyms:
   opposition, interference, clashing, conflict

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1. collisionnoun

   Synonyms:
   clashing, concussion, interference, brunt, impact

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1. List of paraphrases for "collision":

   collisions, crash, collide, clash, shock, collided, impact, bulkhead

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1. David Seabury:

   Modern science knows much about such conflicts. We call the mental state that engenders it ambivalence: a collision between thought and feeling.

2. South Korea:

   Russian military planes' KADIZ entry will never help stabilize the Korean peninsula as well as Northeast Asia and the possibility of mid-air collision cannot be ruled out.

3. Oakland Police Department:

   Shortly after the( traffic) collision, a male suspect approached the supervisor’s vehicle and fired a round striking the patrol vehicle.

4. Sidney Rice:

   The first time I actually experienced a head trauma was when I was eight years old, i didn't know it was a concussion at the time but I was in a head-on collision with another kid coming around the corner and it was the first time I'd seen stars.

5. Park Yong Chol:

   The situation was two trains on a collision course.