Antonyms for clashes


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : klash
Phonetic Transcription : klæʃ


Definition of clashes

Origin :
  • c.1500, "to make a loud, sharp sound," of imitative origin, or a blend of clap and crash. Cf. Dutch kletsen "splash, clash," German klatschen, Danish klaske "clash, knock about." Figurative sense, in reference to non-physical strife or battle, is first attested 1620s. Of things, "to come into collision," from 1650s; of colors, "to go badly together," first recorded 1894. Related: Clashed; clashing.
  • noun disagreement or fight, often brief
  • verb hit with a loud noise
  • verb fight about, often verbally
  • verb do not match
Example sentences :
  • The summer, it seemed, had been one long series of clashes with her grandmother.
  • Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice
  • To my mind it clashes irreconcilably with the present distribution of ministers.
  • Extract from : « Thoughts on Missions » by Sheldon Dibble
  • A Jove-born intellect is hardly wanted, and clashes with the inferiorities.
  • Extract from : « The Prime Minister » by Anthony Trollope
  • Every thing which clashes with it, or tends to weaken it, must go under.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Service. » by Albert D. Richardson
  • “It clashes with everything,” said Maudie, quite tragically.
  • Extract from : « The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker » by John Strange Winter
  • These, however, were hardly ever little more than clashes between outposts or patrols.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various
  • You know, unless you are behind in the clashes and clavers of Thrums, that I bought her from the manager of a travelling show.
  • Extract from : « The Little Minister » by J. M. Barrie
  • The wonder was that among so many mixed races the clashes were so few.
  • Extract from : « With the French in France and Salonika » by Richard Harding Davis
  • There had been clashes between them in the past, but the lieutenant had always fought fairly.
  • Extract from : « The Gray Phantom » by Herman Landon
  • In going its several ways and living its own life, inevitably it often clashes with others and is seriously affected by them.
  • Extract from : « Crime: Its Cause and Treatment » by Clarence Darrow

Synonyms for clashes

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