BUMPED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of bumped Wittlin, a 26-year-old broadcast television technician, watched quietly as two officers fist-bumped and another looked inside his wallet. — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026 General Daily Insight for October 28, 2026 Something tender may get bumped by something unexpected today. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026 His singles bumped in the car and the whole album would, too. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, American Airlines, the world’s largest carrier by passenger volume, and Frontier, which doesn’t have that excuse, involuntarily bumped 1,684 and 1,518 people, respectively. — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026 The character always bumped some people, and those feelings coalesced around Hari Kondabolu’s 2017 documentary The Problem With Apu. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026 The surfer who made the report was not bumped, bitten or otherwise hurt by the shark, Peters said. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Jay just gets bumped from one squishy chamber of viscous lumps to another, fighting like hell to avoid following his squid adversary through a puckering hole and deeper into the digestive system, where the air turns into methane. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 The worm, however impossible to miss, is shoved, bumped, and pushed around with everyone else in the stifling subway car. — Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

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Sims attempted to enter the residence, but Bell slammed the door shut, the affidavit says.

— Steven Mross, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
The film, also featuring Helen Mirren, Peter O’Toole, John Gielgud and lots of orgies, was slammed by critics and audiences after its original release.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of slammed

Verb

Canada banged awkwardly into Williams’ knee on a box out during her late free throws and the Valkyries star was being cared for by an athletic trainer on the bench in the waning moments.

— Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Canada banged awkwardly into Williams’ knee on a box out during her late free throws and the Valkyries’ star was being cared for by an athletic trainer on the bench in the waning moments.

— Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of banged

Verb

Their helmets collided after the play was over, and Gordon seemingly took that as a challenge.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026
Three people were killed after two helicopters collided midair near an airport in Oregon on Thursday afternoon, October 29, prompting an investigation by federal aviation authorities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of collided

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When they were smashed into molecules consisting of two ordinary hydrogen atoms, the muonic atoms implanted themselves within those molecules and assimilated one of their hydrogens.

— George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
In Frankfurt, police said Molotov cocktails were thrown at emergency personnel and shop windows were smashed.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of smashed

Verb

On Monday, De Miguel was not looking when Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono crashed into him while disputing a high ball late in the game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
After a Learjet 55 crashed in Philadelphia in January 2025, its recorder sat for days in water and fuel at the bottom of an impact crater.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of crashed

Verb

During a livestreamed service at a Raytown church Sunday, a truck rammed through the front doors, seriously injuring a member of the congregation.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
The injury happened with the game already well on its way to its 43-13 final score, when players rammed into his legs at the end of a play that resulted in a Bryce Young sack.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of rammed

Verb

Zaina Alsous, the political lead for Unite Here, said her members knocked on 50,000 doors in support of Rodriguez.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Law enforcement knocked on residents' doors the night before, asking questions about the dumpster, according to people who live on the block.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of knocked

Verb

Moderna just hit a new high The stock is up about 36% in a month.

— Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Because their immune systems are still developing, influenza can hit them hard and fast and can quickly spiral into serious complications including pneumonia, extreme dehydration, brain inflammation or death.

— Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

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