COLLISION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for COLLISION?

Need another word that means the same as “collision”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “collision” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Collision” are: hit, crash, accident, bump, knock, impact, strike, clash, conflict, opposition, disagreement, variance, incompatibility, contradiction

Collision as a Noun

Definitions of "Collision" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “collision” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A conflict between opposing ideas, interests, or factions.
• A conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals.
• An instance of two or more records being assigned the same identifier or location in memory.
• A brief event in which two or more bodies come together.
• (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together.
• An instance of one moving object or person striking violently against another.
• An accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object.
• An instance of simultaneous transmission by more than one node of a network.

Synonyms of "Collision" as a noun (14 Words)

accident	An unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury. Four people were killed in a road accident.
bump	A swelling on the skin, especially one caused by illness or injury. The children were given the bumps.
clash	An incompatibility leading to disagreement. A clash of cymbals.
conflict	An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)–Thomas Paine. He was immobilized by conflict and indecision.
contradiction	A situation in which inconsistent elements are present. The statement he is brave and he is not brave is a contradiction.
crash	A sudden failure which puts a computer system out of action. The crash of the company meant that 150 jobs would go.
disagreement	A difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions. Disagreement between the results of the two assessments.
hit	A conspicuous success. Few structures can withstand a hit from a speeding car.
impact	The violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat. Our regional measures have had a significant impact on unemployment.
incompatibility	(immunology) the degree to which the body’s immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue. The incompatibility between industry and nature.
knock	The sound of knocking as on a door or in an engine or bearing. The sudden knock floored him.
opposition	The major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected. Despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead.
strike	A pitch that passes through the strike zone. The threat of nuclear strikes.
variance	A quantity equal to the square of the standard deviation. A zoning variance.

Usage Examples of "Collision" as a noun

• The collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill.
• Three passengers were killed in the collision.
• The collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction.
• A collision of interests.
• His car was in collision with a lorry.
• A collision of two diverse cultures and languages.
• A mid-air collision between two aircraft.

Associations of "Collision" (30 Words)

asteroid	Relating to or denoting echinoderms of the class Asteroidea.
bulge	Bulge outward. The advance created an eastward facing bulge in the line.
bump	In a race gain a bump against. Her mosquito bites had come up in huge red bumps.
clang	Make or cause to make a clang. The steel door slammed shut with a clang.
clash	Meet and come into violent conflict. The Euro 2000 clash between England and Germany.
collapse	Cause a lung or blood vessel to collapse. Tabulation programs can be used to collapse this list in various ways.
collide	Cause to collide. The physicists collided the particles.
conflict	Be in conflict. Parents and children s interests sometimes conflict.
confrontation	Discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions. Four months of violent confrontation between government and opposition forces.
crash	Cause to crash. My computer crashed last night.
damage	Inflict damage upon. The snow damaged the roof.
demolish	Eat up completely, as with great appetite. I looked forward keenly to demolishing my opponent.
deterrent	A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something. Britain s nuclear deterrent.
displace	Take the place of or have precedence over. He seems to have displaced some vertebrae.
encounter	A confrontation or unpleasant struggle. She felt totally unnerved by the encounter.
excrescence	A distinct outgrowth on a body or plant, resulting from disease or abnormality. The bony excrescence between its horns.
friction	The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another. The friction of braking.
hit	Hit with a missile from a weapon. It hit her that I wanted to settle down here.
impact	Influencing strongly. High interest rates have impacted on retail spending.
jut	Extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of something. She put up her head and jutted out her chin with determination.
mangle	Press with a mangle. The car was mangled almost beyond recognition.
protrusion	Something that protrudes; a protuberance. A protrusion of rock jutted from the mountainside.
protuberance	The fact or state of protruding. The large size and protuberance of the incisors.
relegate	Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank. United were relegated to division two.
rubbing	The action of rubbing something. Dab at the stain vigorous rubbing could damage the carpet.
ruin	Destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined. Carriages go ruining over the brink from time to time.
shatter	Damage or destroy (something abstract. The wine glass shattered.
smash	An act or sound of something smashing. He smashed a 3 run homer.
vie	Compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something. The athletes were vying for a place in the British team.