collision
noun
Synonyms
- bump
- concussion
- crash
- impact
- impingement
- jar
- jolt
- jounce
- kick
- shock
- slam
- smash
- strike
- wallop
Example Sentences
Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 Brian Bower, a department spokesperson, said officers responded to the area of 43rd Avenue and Bell Road after receiving reports of a serious collision involving two vehicles. Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 But also a deep ball that led receiver Chase Cota right into a nasty collision with Georgia’s safety. Bill Oram, oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2022 The crash appeared to be a head-on collision between a Toyota Tundra pickup truck, which had two adults and two children inside, and a Toyota Corolla with three women inside, police said. Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 Staff and wire reports SAUSALITO, Calif. – A popular humpback whale that washed ashore in the San Francisco Bay Area over the weekend probably was killed by a collision with a ship, researchers said. USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 At that point, Kim wrote, the man stopped running and Kim tried to stop the patrol car to prevent a collision. Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 Huntsville police have identified the victim in a fatal collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle Wednesday night. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 1 Sep. 2022 Eastbound traffic was slowed at the time due to a previous collision that morning, of a single commercial vehicle rollover, DPS said. Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Middle English, from Latin collision-, collisio, from collidere
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing collision
Kids Definition
collision
noun
collision
noun
Synonyms & Similar Words
- crash
- shock
- impact
- jolt
- thump
- concussion
- slam
- bump
- blow
- encounter
- impingement
- contact
- pounding
- jounce
- slap
- kick
- strike
- hit
- smash
- wallop
- knock
- punch
- jar
- thrashing
- hammering
- buffet
- pummeling
- battering
- rap
- bludgeoning
- bashing
- pummelling
- clobbering
- licking
- touch
- meeting
- lambasting
Synonyms & Similar Words
- crash
- accident
- wreck
- smashup
- concussion
- pileup
- crack-up
- smash
- destruction
- demolishment
- ruin
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of collision are concussion, impact, and shock. While all these words mean "a forceful, even violent contact between two or more things," collision implies the coming together of two or more things with such force that both or all are damaged or their progress is severely impeded.
The synonyms concussion and collision are sometimes interchangeable, but concussion when not in technical use, often suggests the shattering, disrupting, or weakening effects of a collision, explosion, or blow.
In some situations, the words impact and collision are roughly equivalent. However, impact may be used to imply contact between two things, at least one of which is impelled toward the other.
The words shock and collision are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, shock often denotes the effect produced by a collision and carries the suggestion of something that strikes or hits with force.