One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
Synonyms of collide in English:
collide
See definition of collide
verb
1‘she collided with someone’
SYNONYMS
crash, crash into, come into collision, come into collision with, bang, bang into, slam, slam into, impact, impact with
hit, strike, run into, meet head-on, smash into, smack into, cannon into, plough into, bump into, crack against, crack into, knock into, dash against
North American informal barrel into
2‘in his work, politics and metaphysics collide’
SYNONYMS
conflict, be in conflict, come into conflict, be in opposition, clash, differ, diverge, disagree, be at variance, be at odds, be incompatible
ANTONYMS
coalesce