Synonyms for collision
All synonyms
Noun
crash, conflict, clash, impact, hit, encounter, shock, clashing, interference, opposition, affair, brunt, brush, meeting, buffet, percussion, appulse, prang informal UK AU NZ, concussion dated
Definitions
- n. 1
An instance of colliding.
He has retired due to the collision.
Related words
- Word family
- collide
- Phrases
- head-on collision frontal collision
Forms
- Plural
- collisions → crashes, conflicts, clashes, impacts…
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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.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- crash There was a chain-reaction crash during rush hour.
- encounter The story of their encounter is somewhat humorous.
- clash Every now and then they clash over their differences.
- clashing Sami and Layla were clashing all the time.
- buffet Benedito's restaurant has a Thursday brunch buffet.
By length
- 3 letters
- hit1
- 5 letters
- crash1, shock1, brush1, clash1, brunt1, prang
- 6 letters
- impact2, affair2, buffet2
- 7 letters
- meeting2, appulse
- 8 letters
- conflict2, clashing2
- 9 letters
- encounter3
- 10 letters
- opposition4, concussion3, percussion3
- 12 letters
- interference4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (impact2 = 2 syllables).