Clash and Hostility

Clash

Clash noun - A physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups.

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Hostility and clash are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hostility" instead a noun "Clash".

Nearby Words: clashing, clashed

Hostility noun - A deep-seated ill will.

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Clash and hostility are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clash" instead a noun "Hostility".

Nearby Word: hostile

initial	initial clash	initial hostility
open	open clash	open hostility
real	real clash	real hostility
violent	violent clash	violent hostility
Other adjectives: massive, little, bitter, personal, previous.

Title Drop:He sensed hostility before; now he smelled the beginning of an inevitable clash.

Source: Literature / Halo: Evolutions
Cast and crew members cited a lot of hostility by ABC at the tone of the show (the network wanted Lighter and Softer), the high budget, and "culture clash" (the South Seas Retro setting of the show didn't mesh with ABC's at-the-time "modern urban" sensibilities).

Source: Screwed By The Network / Live-Action TV

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Hostility and Clash. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clash/hostility

Clash & Hostility. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clash/hostility>.

Hostility or Clash. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clash/hostility.

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