Antonyms for collision


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh-lizh-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈlɪʒ ən


Definition of collision

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Middle French collision (15c.), from Latin collisionem (nominative collisio) "a dashing together," noun of action from collidere (see collide).
  • noun accident
Example sentences :
  • Fortunately for that fellow too,' said Tip, 'or he and I might have come into collision.'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • It would not even dare approach, for fear of collision with us.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • A collision while underseas in a submarine is a serious matter.
  • Extract from : « The Heads of Apex » by Francis Flagg
  • You do not anticipate a collision because you are a brave man.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Something I heard of a collision with the law and of a forced assignment of his interests.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • The armies came into collision in the neighbourhood of two o'clock in the morning.
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • The men inside had expected the driver to slow down to avoid a collision.
  • Extract from : « The Mind Master » by Arthur J. Burks
  • The spark was obtained by the collision of the steel and flint.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Tinder-box » by Charles Meymott Tidy
  • The confusion, the collision, the uproar, was indescribable.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 » by Various
  • When it came to a collision of wills the other was his master.
  • Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman

Synonyms for collision

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