Synonyms for collision
kəˈlɪʒ əncol·li·sion

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1. collision

   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. Concussion is often by transmitted force rather than by direct impact; two railway-trains come into collision; an explosion of dynamite shatters neighboring windows by concussion. Impact is the blow given by the striking body; as, the impact of the cannon-shot upon the target. An encounter is always violent, and generally hostile. Meeting is neutral, and may be of the dearest friends or of the bitterest foes; of objects, of persons, or of opinions; of two or of a multitude. Shock is the result of collision. In the figurative use, we speak of clashing of views, collision of persons. Opposition is used chiefly of persons, more rarely of opinions or interests; conflict is used indifferently of all.

   Synonyms:
   clash, clashing, concussion, conflict, contact, encounter, impact, meeting, opposition, shock

   Antonyms:
   agreement, amity, coincidence, concert, concord, concurrence, conformity, harmony, unison, unity

   Preposition:
   Collision of one object with another; of or between opposing objects.

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1. collision

   Synonyms:
   encounter, conflict, crash, opposition, impact, concussion, clash

   Antonyms:
   interswerving, interdivergence, shave

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1. collision, hitnoun

   (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

   "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"

   Synonyms:
   striking, strike, bang, smash, hit, hitting, smasher

2. collisionnoun

   an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object

   "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill"

   Synonyms:
   hit

3. collisionnoun

   a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

   "a collision of interests"

   Synonyms:
   hit

Matched Categories

1. • Accident
   • Contact
   • Dispute
   • Physics

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1. collisionnoun

   Synonyms:
   clash, shock, concussion

2. collisionnoun

   Synonyms:
   opposition, interference, clashing, conflict

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1. collisionnoun

   Synonyms:
   clashing, concussion, interference, brunt, impact

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1. List of paraphrases for "collision":

   collisions, crash, collide, clash, shock, collided, impact, bulkhead

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1. Roland Siegwart:

   We are now at a stage where we have built a couple of these airplanes where we are doing testing because the second goal is that they can fly at low altitude, close to the ground, so that they can perceive the ground with on-board cameras and then actually build a 3D map and then also do collision avoidance, for example, and explore different settings.

2. Julia Kornfield:

   In civil aviation, fireballs reduce the number of survivors of plane crashes after a collision.

3. Nathan Parsons:

   None of the drivers had alcohol or medication on board during the time of the collision, we looked at the cell phone data for all drivers. None of the drivers utilized cell phones at the time of the collision.

4. Bryce Doty:

   Some clients think about it as a form of collision insurance, you don't know when you are going to have an accident, but you want it before you do.

5. Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage, chapter 8:

   He saw that it was an ironical thing for him to be running thus toward that which he had been at such pains to avoid. But he said, in substance, to himself that if the earth and the moon were about to clash, many people would doubtless plan to get upon the roofs to witness the collision.