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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A week after she was bumped, Stark sued the state to try to get back on the ballot.

— Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2026
Then the truck bumped over a rut and the tape deck jumped to life.

— Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Definition of bumped

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Mexican keeper Raúl Rangel charged out and collided with Gordon and was immediately whistled for a penalty.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
While playing center field for Double-AA Midland on Tuesday, Lasko and right fielder Devin Taylor collided while going for a ball in the gap.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of collided

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Before the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia capsized in January 2012, the captain didn't tell the 3,200 passengers that the ship had slammed into a rock.

— Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Note that film-rating site Rotten Tomatoes was part of NBCUniversal for years, and some critics have slammed that ownership structure as being problematic.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 July 2026

Definition of slammed

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The Cabo Verde contingent behind Dibu Martinez’s goal danced and banged their drums as Duarte got in behind Lisandro Martinez and sent a shot past Dibu.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 4 July 2026
It was rewarded when Baena broke in on the left side and lifted a pass to an unmarked Porro, who banged home an emphatic header for his first international goal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Definition of banged

Verb

The Department of Homeland Security alleges Salgado Araujo rammed an ICE vehicle and tried to run over an officer.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
The agency has said Salgado Araujo rammed an ICE vehicle and that a federal officer fired a weapon in self-defense.

— JACK BROOK, ABC News, 9 July 2026

Definition of rammed

Verb

Fans of Brazil, Colombia and Portugal also were crushed that their teams, expected to make deep runs, crashed out so early.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Pakistan Navy search and rescue teams battled rough seas Thursday as the search for the five-member crew of a cargo plane that crashed into the Arabian Sea entered its second day, officials said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026

Definition of crashed

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