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Definition of clash : 1. A loud noise resulting from collision; a noisy collision of bodies; a collision.
2. Opposition; contradiction; as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes, etc.
3. To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together.
4. To meet in opposition; to act in a contrary direction; to come onto collision; to interfere.

Synonyms:

impact, shake up, opposition, thicket, detrition, coming upon, showdown, contact, concussion, clank, jolt, face-off, clashing, wreck, crash, jar, light touch, smash, brushing, meeting, brushwood, clang, brush, clangor, clangoring, rubbing, clangour, coppice, agree, skirmish, collapse, copse, shock, disaccord, bump around

difference, diversity, distinctness, disparity, aberration, disunity, dissimilarity, discrepancy, contrast, contradiction, variance, mismatch, divergence, variety, asymmetry, counterpoint, dissemblance, deviation, inequality, variation, non-uniformity, conflict, abnormality, distinction

confront, vie, face, withstand, wrestle, argue, defend, resist, struggle, wrangle, quarrel, oppose, stand, dispute, encounter, protest

defy, demur, complain, challenge, object, repudiate, reject

argument

defiance, confrontation, engagement

deviate, diverge, diversify, differentiate, contradict

enmity, squabble, commotion, tension, contention, blast, hubbub, raucousness, clamor, squall, riot, disagreement, broil, row, spar, disharmony, dissent, antipathy, brawl, antagonism, friction, harshness, feud, differ, antagonize, hostility, strife, warfare, altercate, collision, altercation, contend, discordancy, hassle, discord, animosity, bicker, dissension, collide, disagree, dissidence, imbroglio, dissonance, cacophony

Usage examples:

• The barn was a clash of violent lights and impenetrable shade. - "Peccavi", E. W. Hornung.
• The conversation was interrupted by a commotion from without; the sound of horses' hoofs, the cries of men and the clash of arms. - "The Outlaw of Torn", Edgar Rice Burroughs.
• If the souls of lives were voiced in music, there are some that none but a great organ could express, others the clash of a full orchestra, a few to which nought but the refined and exquisite sadness of a violin could do justice. - "My Brilliant Career", Miles Franklin.