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plural of clash.
present tense form of clash (3rd person singular).

clashes

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All (4) Noun (1) Verb (3)

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disagreement or fight, often brief n.
hit with a loud noise v.
fight about, often verbally v.
do not match v.

NOUN

disagreement or fight, often brief

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argument battle brawl conflict confrontation crash dispute encounter fracas melee misunderstanding rift riot showdown skirmish

STRONG

affray break broil brush bump collision concussion discord discordance disharmony embroilment engagement fray impact jam jar jolt jump opposition row rumpus run-in rupture scrap scrimmage set-to shock smash wallop

WEAK

difference of opinion donnybrook have a go at each other mix up

Antonyms

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agreement calm concord harmony peace truce

STRONG

compatibility

VERB

hit with a loud noise

Synonyms

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collide smash

STRONG

bang bump clang clank clatter crash grate grind jangle jar jolt prang rattle scrap scrimmage shock wallop

Antonyms

STRONG

agree harmonize

WEAK

match

VERB

fight about, often verbally

Synonyms

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argue battle contend differ disagree encounter feud quarrel try wrangle

STRONG

brawl buck combat conflict fret gall grapple grate row war

WEAK

bang heads cross swords mix it up raise Cain

Antonyms

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abstain agree consent give in harmonize make peace retreat surrender

STRONG

make happy please

WEAK

match

VERB

do not match

Synonyms

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differ

STRONG

conflict contrast disaccord discord disharmonize mismatch

WEAK

be dissimilar not go with

Antonyms

STRONG

agree

WEAK

match

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clashes

Some officials now said clashes may erupt around Poland’s Independence Day marches on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Authorities have admitted to security and intelligence failures that paved the way for the clashes, large-scale looting and vandalism of public property that erupted on October 17.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Efforts to revive the school faced successive setbacks: sanctions in the 1990s, the US invasion of 2003, sectarian clashes in 2006 and 2007, and the rise of the Islamic State group between 2014 and 2017.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

As time ticked on at Hampden, you waited for the Hearts kick to the Hibs solar plexus, the late sickener that became such a huge theme in their clashes last season.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

This image, created thirty years later, shows one of the many clashes in that war.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

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