CAREENED Synonyms: 157 Similar and Opposite Words

careened

verb

past tense of careen

as in lurched

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the sled careened as it barreled down the hill

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as in staggered

to move forward while swaying from side to side he careened unsteadily to the couch after hitting his head

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as in sped

to proceed or move quickly sounding its siren, an ambulance careened through the intersection

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Recent Examples of careened One person was seriously injured after their SUV careened into an intersection on Troost Avenue in Kansas City and hit a truck Wednesday morning, police said. —

Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026 The vehicle careened into a deep gorge and was swept away. —

Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026 The ball careened off Benge’s glove and to his right. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026 The divorced mom of three, along with Ramirez and some pals, soaked up the sun, rode on personal watercraft and careened down a giant slide. —

Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026 On his game winner, as Jake Oettinger careened toward the near post to square him up, Hughes very intentionally shot wide to the far side into a tangle of bodies. —

Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 1 May 2026 As Bello careened toward an early exit, Skubal made mincemeat of the righty-heavy lineup Cora deployed. —

Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026 Mason McTavish’s downward tip got through Tolopilo’s wickets but careened across the crease and wide. —

Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026 Pena was shifted perfectly up the middle to field it and step on second for the third out, but the grounder careened off the bag into the outfield for an RBI double. —

Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026

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By 2024 that gap reached 27 points – not because working-class voters lurched toward anti-government extremism, but because mainstream Democrats became dramatically more trusting of government as an instrument of social change.

— Nicholas Jacobs, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
As Aden Kassaye and her mother got out to inspect the damage, Beas Solorio reportedly lurched the BMW forward, making contact with Ayalew’s torso, prompting Ayalew to slam her hands on the BMW’s hood to brace herself and yell at the driver.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 May 2026