IMPINGED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

impinged

verb

past tense of impinge

as in bumped

to come into usually forceful contact with something hail was noisily impinging upon the car's exterior

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Recent Examples of impinged The legal case, decided at an emergency hearing in a Los Angeles courthouse on Monday morning, was brought by an Iranian fan who said FIFA’s block impinged freedom of speech, but the judge rejected that argument. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 June 2026 Kurtz’s attorneys argued police lacked probable cause to obtain the information and impinged on his privacy rights. — Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026 Kurtz's attorneys argued police lacked probable cause to obtain the information and impinged on his privacy rights. — ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026 The flames impinged on a nearby building, but the building did not catch fire, the fire department said. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025 The clip has gone viral; people love it; Tap has accidentally re-impinged on pop consciousness. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025 This places a ton of pressure on the shoulders, in particular on the rotator cuff muscles, which can get impinged (so, compressed or irritated) from that positioning. — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 25 Aug. 2025 The narrative chronicles Gail’s gradual recognition that her inflexible standards have impinged on her happiness. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025

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Verb

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

Definition of bumped

Verb

The plane collided with power lines on the south side of the roadway, leaving fragments of the propeller and fiberglass under the power lines.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
The driver who collided with the riders fled, but police, with the assistance of witnesses, were able to track down a suspect at his home near the scene of the collision, Montclair police said.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of collided

Verb

In a lawsuit filed against Medieval Times in November 2024, Hainsworth alleged that shortly after the performance began, the horse panicked and slammed into the wall at roughly 35 miles per hour.

— Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Clubs across the country sent messages of solidarity and support to the victims of the accident, which also left dozens injured after a high-speed train slammed into the rear of another one that had stopped on the tracks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 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

But with a last throw of the dice, Tino Martinez smashed a two-run homer to level the contest, sending the game to extra innings and the World Series into its first November action.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Shattered glass littered sidewalks after rioters smashed and looted thousands of shops, torched cars and buildings, and attacked police, who fired tear gas and water cannons.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of smashed

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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

Earlier this year, the DA also filed charges against an Aliso Viejo mother, who faces more than seven years in prison, after her 14-year-old son crashed into an 81-year-old Vietnam veteran, resulting in his death in April.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
The Toyota, of which the Chevy’s impact heavily damaged its driver’s side, crashed into a fence west of Columbia Avenue, Fifield said.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of crashed

Verb

The score came courtesy of center back Casemiro, who tapped the ball to Suarez on the left side of the box before the Uruguayan knocked it into the top right corner.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Pratt played three seasons at Elon and Northeastern before a foot injury knocked him out early last year.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

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