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 Brunson, the Knicks’ leading scorer, pulled up with about 5 seconds left to take a 3-point shot which hit the front of the rim and careened off. —

Tom Tapp, Deadline, 10 June 2026 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

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As the opening ceremony began with a flurry of speeches, the bus carrying Team Zambia lurched to a stop by the side of the road in southern Zimbabwe, 200 miles away.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
In a December 2024 crash, a bus lurched onto a sidewalk outside Curley K-8 School in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood.

— Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 8 June 2026