Synonyms of bumped

bumped

verb

past tense of bump

as in slammed

to come into usually forceful contact with something

that police officer bumped into me and should have apologized

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slammed
• banged
• collided
• smashed
• crashed
• rammed
• knocked
• hit
• swiped
• impacted
• impinged
• struck
• bounced
• thudded
• glanced
• bashed
• scraped
• pushed
• skipped
• landed
• contacted
• brushed
• swept
• nudged
• rebounded
• touched
• kissed
• jostled
• clunked
• skimmed
• grazed
• ricocheted
• shaved
• caromed
• pressed
• muscled
• bulldozed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• skirted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bumped

Even if Claude had bumped the number all the way to 100 percent, the LLM wouldn’t be eligible for the $1 million. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026

The company recently completed the purchase of Curtis Instruments , announced two pending deals and bumped its annual dividend by 11%, marking 70 consecutive years of increases. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Walker attempted to truck Gilman near the end of the play, and Gilman bumped him back out of bounds. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026

But right-wing media and political figures saw a scandal in Clark getting bumped around. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

In July 2018, some airlines bumped passengers at Denver International Airport to later flights as temperatures reached 98 F (37 C), KDVR-TV in Denver reported. — Rio Yamat, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

He was bumped down a spot Tuesday after Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter signed a record-breaking four-year, $152 million extension with $106 million guaranteed. — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 30 July 2026

That comes after the firm raised starting iPad and Mac prices by at least $100, including some models with price tags bumped by more than $1,000, citing a global memory crunch. — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Fool Me Once, released in January 2024, was on the chart for a while with 98 million views over its first 13 weeks (the cutoff point for Netflix’s all-time lists), but it has since been bumped down a few spots. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026