Synonyms for collide
Definitions
- v. 1
To make a direct impact, especially if violent.
When a body collides with another, then momentum is conserved.
Related words
- Word family
- collision
Forms
- Past participle
- collided
e.g. collided → clashed, jarred, jostled, conflicted…
Example sentences
- clash Every now and then they clash over their differences.
- impinge I can't let these distractions impinge on my work.
- jostle My friend and I were separated in the jostle of the surging crowd.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| collide | rising | |
| clash | steady | |
| impinge | falling | |
| jostle | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- hit1, jar1
- 4 letters
- meet1
- 5 letters
- clash1
- 6 letters
- strike1, jostle2
- 7 letters
- impinge2
- 8 letters
- conflict2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jostle2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- percuter
- Italiano
- percuotere