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clashy

clashy

7.7
Likely to cause disagreement or tension between people
  • adjective
  • /ˈklæʃi/
translation icon : conflictivo
  • He avoided clashy topics at dinner to keep the conversation pleasant.

Examples

  • Their clashy personalities made it difficult for them to work together on the project.

  • The new design is too clashy with the existing color scheme in the room.

  • The colors in that painting are too clashy.

  • Her outfit looks clashier than ever today.

  • The clashy disagreements between the team members made it hard to reach a consensus.

  • His clashy opinions often led to heated debates during meetings.

  • The clashy colors of the walls and furniture made the room feel chaotic and unwelcoming.

Synonyms

divisive
vsclashy
92 6.8

Making people disagree and split into groups

is broader applying to both people and things rather than only groups
contentious
vsclashy
62 7.4

Causing people to disagree or argue

is a general cause of disagreement without always causing arguments
discordant
vsclashy
9 7.4

Not fitting together and often clashing in sound or opinion

is used to describe what causes this lack of harmony between people or things
acrimonious
vsclashy
9 8.4

Full of angry, bitter words in a speech or argument

refers to causing disagreement by lack of harmony rather than only bitter tone
conflicting
vsclashy
7 4.2

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

refers to something that causes such disagreement rather than being in it
fractious
vsclashy
7 9.9

Being hard to control and easily annoyed, often causing trouble

focuses on causing disagreement between people or things rather than irritability
quarrelsome
vsclashy
3 7.8

Likely to argue or fight with other people

is broader covering causes of disagreement beyond personal arguing
dissonant
vsclashy
1 7.1

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

is the general cause of disagreement between people or things not a sensory feeling
conflictual
vsclashy
  • Formal
1 8.1

Describing disagreement between people, groups, or inside a person

is about causing or likely to cause the disagreement rather than involving it
disharmonious
vsclashy
1 7.8

Not fitting together, like clashing sounds or colors

describes causing disagreement or conflict rather than only showing mismatch
conflictive
vsclashy
7.0

Causing disagreement or tension between people

is broader and also applies to lack of harmony between things
clashing
vsclashy
4.9

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

is about causing lack of harmony or disagreement rather than harsh contrast

Antonyms

119 3.5

Willing to work with other people to reach a shared goal

14 4.2

People who live and work together peacefully

How Confrontational

combative
31 6.1
hostile
194 4.6
clashy
7.7
contentious
62 7.4
controversial
423 5.0

Surface Forms

clashy positive

Morphology

clashy = clash (transparent) = clash + y

Formed from the common word 'clash' with the productive adjectival suffix '-y', yielding a meaning 'characterized by or causing clashes', which is readily inferable by learners.

Etymology

Clashy comes from the verb clash, which began as the loud sound of two hard things hitting each other and then came to mean a sharp fight or 'conflict'. So clashy describes people or situations likely to cause disagreement or trouble.