Meaning & use
clash
To come into conflict or fight violently, or, of colors or styles, to look unpleasant together.
See it in a sentence
Protesters clashed with police outside the government building late into the evening.
The bright orange curtains clashed badly with the deep red walls.
A note on using this word
Clash works for physical fights, verbal disagreements, scheduling conflicts, and visual mismatches alike, so context usually clarifies which sense is meant.
Words with a similar meaning
conflictcollide
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Words with an opposite meaning
harmonize
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