CAREENED Synonyms: 157 Similar and Opposite Words

careened

verb

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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 Even as nearly every impact name in the room around him received a nice handout from the Walton-Penner ownership group, Franklin-Myers continued to remain gracious to Denver and never careened around in public with his demands for a new contract. —

Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026 The car then careened through two yards before hitting a Chevrolet Equinox parked in the driveway of a home, officials said. —

Michael Guise, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026 One commercial jet careened into a seawall while landing in heavy fog; another plunged into Tokyo Bay for unknown reasons; yet another, into Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, also for unknown reasons. —

Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 The shot careened off the rim and the crowd erupted as Texas State defeated the Mountaineers 60-57 — its seventh victory in eight games. —

Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026 Within seconds, a tsunami of ice, snow and debris the size of a football field careened downhill around them, thick enough to nearly bury a house, authorities said, citing the accounts of survivors. —

Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026 In response, the stock market has careened and then recovered to historic heights, home sales hit a 30-year low, and the labor market remains sluggish. —

Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026 This one careened off Xavier Hutchinson’s hands and into the waiting arms of safety Craig Woodson. —

Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026 Police were on scene Monday afternoon in Granada Hills after a Tesla driver lost control and careened into the Ali Baba Persian Restaurant. —

Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026

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Elsewhere in town, the original creature, played by Christian Bale, has lurched here from Austria still on his lonely quest for companionship.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Then, just as abruptly, the plane lurched up, slamming everyone back to the ground.

— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026