Clash and Tension

Clash

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

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

Nearby Words: clashing, clashed

Tension noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.

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Clash and tension are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clash" instead a noun "Tension".

Nearby Words: tense, tensing, tensed, tenseness, tensely

old	old clash	old tension
good	good clash	good tension
pure	pure clash	pure tension
certain	certain clash	certain tension
Other adjectives: initial, obvious, powerful, definite, real, massive, serious, little, main, interesting, internal, moral, major, possible, minor, significant, primary, resulting, ongoing.

Somewhat subverted with Alvin and Brittany, as their similarities make them clash more than they come to understand each other in their ever Belligerent Sexual Tension.

Source: Franchise / Alvin and the Chipmunks
Unlike the usual "human arrives in Equestria and makes many friends" plot, this story deals not only with the tension of the meeting of the two species, it also depicts how much their very natures clash.

Source: Fanfic Recs / My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic Humans
Any other show would translate their antagonism as Belligerent Sexual Tension, but it turns out they are simply two people whose personalities and way of doing things clash.

Source: Series / Strong Medicine

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