collide
verb
col·lide kə-ˈlīd 
collided; colliding
intransitive verb
1
: to come together with solid or direct impact
The car collided with a tree.
Two helicopters collided.
2
: clash
colliding cultures
Science and religion collided in the court.
Synonyms
- clash
- conflict
- disaccord
- discord
- jar
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Example Sentences
Two football players collided on the field. the candidate had a reputation as a maverick whose positions often collided with the party platform
Recent Examples on the Web Forces were beginning to collide in California on Thursday as wildfires threatened communities, an epic heat wave stressed the electrical grid and as moisture from a tropical storm was expected to bring thunderstorms and floods along with cooling. 
CBS News, 8 Sep. 2022 Alternatively, blobs of gas may just happen to collide with the black hole and activate it. Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022 Such conduct only invites runners to collide with catchers, causing potential injury to players in a manner that the rule was designed to prevent. Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2022 The Earth then passes through these debris trails annually, allowing the particles to collide with our atmosphere. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2022 In the midst of this, a hunk of orbiting junk was detected on June 30 that threatened to collide with one of the spacecraft only eight hours later. Eric Mack, Forbes, 15 July 2022 On this sequence, starting with a Maite Amundsen cross, Kessler stayed between Castellanos and the goal, Castellanos appearing to collide with Moralez at the near post. Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 Inside the collider, superconducting magnets are chilled to roughly minues-456 degrees Fahrenheit — colder than space — while two particle beams traveling close to the speed of light are made to collide. Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 8 July 2022 Seeing how our own galaxy will likely collide with another is a great chance to study the future’s possibilities. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 12 Aug. 2022 See More
CBS News, 8 Sep. 2022 Alternatively, blobs of gas may just happen to collide with the black hole and activate it. Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022 Such conduct only invites runners to collide with catchers, causing potential injury to players in a manner that the rule was designed to prevent. Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2022 The Earth then passes through these debris trails annually, allowing the particles to collide with our atmosphere. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2022 In the midst of this, a hunk of orbiting junk was detected on June 30 that threatened to collide with one of the spacecraft only eight hours later. Eric Mack, Forbes, 15 July 2022 On this sequence, starting with a Maite Amundsen cross, Kessler stayed between Castellanos and the goal, Castellanos appearing to collide with Moralez at the near post. Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 Inside the collider, superconducting magnets are chilled to roughly minues-456 degrees Fahrenheit — colder than space — while two particle beams traveling close to the speed of light are made to collide. Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 8 July 2022 Seeing how our own galaxy will likely collide with another is a great chance to study the future’s possibilities. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 12 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin collidere, from com- + laedere to injure by striking
First Known Use
1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
collide
verb
col·lide kə-ˈlīd
collided; colliding
1
: to strike against each other with strong force
Racing downstairs I almost collided with my mother … Pam Zollman, Don't Bug Me
Pam Zollman, Don't Bug Me2
: clash entry 1 sense 2
Their different goals collided.
colliding
verb
1
as in clashing
to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably the candidate had a reputation as a maverick whose positions often collided with the party platform Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- clashing
- conflicting
- jarring
- differing
- disagreeing
- discording
- disaccording
- combating
- fighting
- battling
- jangling
- engaging
- combatting
- dissenting
- grating
- chafing
- warring (against)
- galling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- matching
- blending
- according
- fitting
- harmonizing
- conforming (to or with)
- corresponding
- coinciding
- agreeing
- concurring
- assenting
2
as in bumping
to come into usually forceful contact with something fortunately, I wasn't hurt when my bike collided with that fence Synonyms & Similar Words
- bumping
- slamming
- smashing
- crashing
- banging
- ramming
- hitting
- knocking
- impinging
- impacting
- thudding
- ricocheting
- bouncing
- swiping
- striking
- bashing
- scraping
- glancing
- landing
- skipping
- pushing
- jostling
- caroming
- contacting
- touching
- ricochetting
- sweeping
- brushing
- rebounding
- grazing
- clunking
- kissing
- nudging
- skimming
- shaving
- bulldozing
- muscling
- pressing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- missing
- skirting