clashing

4.9

Having colors, patterns or ideas that do not go well together

adjective
/ˈklæʃɪŋ/

: discordante

The clashing sounds of the drums and the guitar made the music hard to enjoy.

So I do really appreciate that in the brand and oh, totally clashing with my outfit, but I kind of like this.

Examples

Their clashing opinions on the project caused a heated debate.
We've never been able to get very close as we do have somewhat clashing personalities, but we have always maintained a friendship with a group of friends.
(CLASHING CONTINUES)

Spartacus (1960)
The colors of the two walls are clashing, making the room look chaotic.

Synonyms

irreconcilable

vsclashing

11 7.7

So different that people cannot agree

is more immediate and sensory, focusing on harsh discord rather than permanence

discordant

vsclashing

9 7.4

Not fitting together and often clashing in sound or opinion

is harsher and stresses a sharp, strong out of harmony quality

conflicting

vsclashing

7 4.2

Having ideas, facts, or feelings that do not agree with each other

is more about harsh sensory or appearance collision than simple opposition

contrasting

vsclashing

4 3.7

Clearly different from one another in a way you notice

is harsher and involves unpleasant, sharp disagreement rather than mere visual difference

dissonant

vsclashing

1 7.1

Colors, opinions, or sounds that do not match and seem to clash

is stronger, focusing on harsh, jarring disagreement in senses or ideas

conflictual

vsclashing

Formal

1 8.1

Describing disagreement between people, groups, or inside a person

is more about strong, harsh disagreement in appearance or sound than general tension

clashy

vsclashing

8.4

Having a harsh, unpleasant mix of colors, sounds, or styles

is more about sharp, strong disagreement across appearance, sound, or interest

disharmonic

vsclashing

8.2

Not matching other things in look, feeling, or ideas

is sharper, highlighting strong, harsh discord rather than mere inconsistency

conflictive

vsclashing

7.4

Showing that facts or statements do not match

is more sensory and sharply harsh in look, sound, or interest

unreconcilable

vsclashing

7.7

Impossible to make two people or ideas agree

is about sharp, harsh disagreement in looks or sound, not lasting separation

Antonyms

congruent

5 6.7

In agreement in character or style so they fit well together

harmonious

2 4.2

Sounds that blend in a pleasant way

How Discordant

clashing

4.9

grating

1 6.2

jarring

20 6.1

discordant

9 7.4

mismatched

3 3.4

Surface Forms

clashing positive

Morphology

clashing = clash (transparent) = clash + ing

Formed by the productive suffix '-ing' on the verb 'clash'; the adjective meaning 'conflicting/discordant' is predictable from the verb.

Etymology

Clashing comes from the sound word clash, which copies a 'loud, harsh noise' made when two hard things hit. So, to call colors, clothes, or ideas clashing is to say they seem to 'hit' each other and create a strong, unpleasant contrast.