CAREENING Synonyms: 155 Similar and Opposite Words

careening

verb

Definition of careening next

present participle of careen

as in lurching

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 staggering

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 speeding

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

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Recent Examples of careening When third-base umpire David Rackley gave Vitello the heave, the Giants weren’t careening toward a series loss. —

Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026 The Bulls have been careening toward this turning point in the season since the trade deadline, which kickstarted a 5-16 collapse as the front office (temporarily) gave up on the postseason. —

Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026 Splashdown sends boats careening into a wall of water that drenches riders and onlookers alike, welcome relief in triple-digit heat. —

Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026 But despite predictions of chaos from a 12% increase of horsepower and a 25% reduction in downforce (which helps maintain traction through the turns at high speed), drivers mostly kept their cars from careening out of control. —

ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026 About 30 seconds later, FHP Trooper Major executed the PIT, sending Randolph’s truck careening into a concrete wall and then into Bouffard’s car. —

Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026 Intensifying violence in the Middle East could send oil prices careening above their all-time high, raising the risk of higher inflation and slower economic growth, experts said. —

Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026 Three people were injured when two vehicles collided, sending one careening into automotive shop on a Kansas City corner, a fire department spokesman said. —

Robert A. Cronkleton march 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026 The collision sent the fire truck careening into an Access-a-Ride bus, which in turn slammed into a Lexus SUV, police said. —

Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026

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Still, morale is much worse compared with December 2024, before DOGE took aim at the health agency's budgets and staffing, and before rounds of lurching job cuts and reinstatements left thousands of CDC workers in limbo or severed from their careers.

— Pien Huang, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
There are plenty of differences, but the stability Atleti have fostered in sticking with Simeone stands in stark contrast to Spurs’ habit of lurching between managers, styles and approaches.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026