Clash
Clash verb - To be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably.
Lead
Lead verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.
How words are described
| good | good clash | good lead |
| particular | particular clash | particular lead |
| direct | direct clash | direct lead |
| certain | certain clash | certain lead |
| Other adjectives: original, initial, obvious, powerful, real, massive, big, huge, little, main, new, possible, significant, primary, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- This may lead to Separated by a Common Language when two different dialects clash.
Source: Eloquent in My Native Tongue -
It doesn't matter how badly their personalities clash with your character (and can lead to a rather startling Out-of-Character Moment).
Source: But Thou Must! -
He lead the championship briefly as a combination of unscrupulous driving in Monaco qualifying, reliability and clash with Rosberg in Belgium left him 29 points behind.
Source: Useful Notes / Formula One
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