COLLIDED Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

collided

verb

past tense of collide

as in clashed

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

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as in bumped

to come into usually forceful contact with something fortunately, I wasn't hurt when my bike collided with that fence

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Recent Examples of collided During a Cincinnati game last month, Reds infielder Edwin Arroyo collided with Miller while attempting to field a ground ball in the seventh inning. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The pursuit ended when the driver collided with a parked car near the intersection of Carlson and Sandburg drives in Sacramento’s River Park neighborhood, Gamble said. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 But after a home run by Cedric Mullins in the seventh inning sailed a few feet above Tatis’ glove and and into the glove of a young fan wearing his jersey, Tatis at first thought their gloves had collided. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 One person is dead and another was airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries after a motorcycle and a dump truck collided in East Hampton on Thursday afternoon. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 The police report stated that a vehicle was traveling west and crossed into the eastbound lane and collided head-on with another vehicle. — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 The bowls moved around the water and randomly collided with one another. — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 28 Aug. 2026 Burton collided with New York’s Pauline Astier less than two minutes into the opening quarter. — Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 The two pilots of Air Canada Express Flight 8646 were killed when the jet collided with an airport fire truck just after landing. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

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Corben has previously clashed with Gabela and Gabela’s wife, Mariela, who have accused Corben of provoking them to get views for his content.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
The candidates also clashed over a state law encouraging greater housing density around transit corridors.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of clashed

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When DeSantis clashed with House Republican leadership, Caruso stood by him, casting the lone Republican vote against a legislative immigration enforcement package that conflicted with the governor’s agenda.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
There have been a number of albums this year that go into the side effects of fame — Ariana Grande’s in a big way, Phoebe Bridgers’ to a lesser extent — but no one is quite so humble or conflicted about it as Kahan.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of conflicted

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In April, the Biennale art exhibition — run by the Venice Biennale Foundation, which also runs the film festival — was slammed for allowing Russia and Israel to mount shows in their pavilions.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Since then, Hochman has been slammed for playing politics, embarrassing his office and even backing down for no reason other than the pressure was too intense.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of slammed

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Anne Shirley has smashed her slate over Gilbert Blythe’s head.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Archaeologists in Central Europe recently came across an unusual hoard of Bronze Age tools — including a sword that had been deliberately smashed with a powerful blow.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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Forty-five minutes in front of a Croke Park terrace rammed with Leeds supporters, less than a week after becoming the club’s most expensive transfer in history, also gave him an unsubtle insight into the reaction.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
The trial centered on a horrific high-speed crash when Schwally rammed his car into the Hawaii Nail Salon and Spa in Deer Park on June 28, 2024.

— Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of rammed

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The program suffered another setback in June when one of the flight-test aircraft involved in the radar modernization effort crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
The small airplane crashed into the Seldovia Slough, a shallow waterway off Seldovia, a city of about 235 residents on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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