Synonyms of careened

careened

verb

past tense of careen

1

as in lurched

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions

the sled careened as it barreled down the hill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lurched
• swayed
• rocked
• shook
• jerked
• tossed
• rolled
• halted
• wobbled
• vibrated
• seesawed
• tumbled
• weaved
• faltered
• pitched
• wabbled
• tottered
• waddled
• wavered
• staggered
• stumbled
• vacillated
• floundered
• teetered
• reeled
• hobbled
• jolted
• toddled
• blundered
• bucked
• hitched
• oscillated
• waggled
• undulated
• doddered
• wagged

2

as in staggered

to move forward while swaying from side to side

he careened unsteadily to the couch after hitting his head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lurched
• staggered
• weaved
• tottered
• waddled
• rolled
• teetered
• reeled
• shuffled
• stomped
• stumbled
• rocked
• swayed
• doddered
• wobbled
• wavered
• seesawed
• barged
• floundered
• shambled
• blundered
• pounded
• stamped
• tramped
• clumped
• lumbered
• scuffled
• wabbled
• lumped
• swagged
• scuffed
• clomped
• galumphed
• tromped

3

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly

sounding its siren, an ambulance careened through the intersection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sped
• raced
• scurried
• hurried
• speeded
• travelled
• trotted
• rushed
• drove
• traveled
• flew
• chased
• jumped
• zipped
• scooted
• ran
• darted
• buzzed
• run
• stepped
• blew
• scuttled
• dashed
• rammed
• blasted
• whirled
• careered
• hurtled
• tore
• hurled
• bolted
• zoomed
• hustled
• ripped
• rocketed
• bowled
• blazed
• jogged
• barreled
• motored
• hastened
• barrelled
• bustled
• breezed
• rustled
• whisked
• pelted
• humped
• coursed
• galloped
• hied
• cracked (on)
• bundled
• shot
• jetted
• belted
• nipped
• bombed
• beat it
• hared
• flitted
• scampered
• sprinted
• highballed
• cannonballed
• streaked
• made tracks
• scudded
• stepped on it
• shook a leg
• whizzed
• stampeded
• hotfooted (it)
• scuffled
• accelerated
• got a move on
• beetled
• overtook
• quickened
• outpaced
• outran
• outstripped
• stepped out
• caught up
• arrowed
• beelined
• fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crept
• crawled
• dragged
• poked
• lingered
• lagged
• hung (around or out)
• poked
• loitered
• strolled
• sauntered
• hanged (around or out)
• ambled
• shuffled
• tarried
• dallied
• lumbered
• plodded
• dawdled
• decelerated
• slowed (down or up)
• dillydallied