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

In July 2018, some airlines bumped passengers at Denver International Airport to later flights as temperatures reached 98 F (37 C), KDVR-TV in Denver reported.

— Rio Yamat, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Garrett bumped knees with a Kansas State player in the KU alumni team’s opening TBT game against the Wildcats’ Purple Reign squad on July 21 in Manhattan.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of bumped

Verb

The two crew members — one Greek and one Danish national — died when their helicopter collided with another near the seaside area of Psatha while tackling the fire that started Friday morning.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Two firefighters, a Danish pilot and a Greek fire service official died, after two helicopters collided in the Western Athens region on Sunday.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of collided

Verb

Earlier this week, a piece of a SpaceX rocket joined the ranks of space rocks and other wayward spacecraft that have slammed into the moon and become permanent fixtures of our celestial neighbor's surface.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, the American Television Alliance (ATVA), a lobbying group composed of cable, satellite, telco operators and independent programmers, slammed the FCC’s vote on the TV ownership cap.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of slammed

Verb

Drums banged, flags swirled in the air and a group of supporters cheered, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the Brazilian midfielder.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Moshobane outworked Sacramento midfielder Danny Crisostomo for the ball and banged it into the far side of the net.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026

Definition of banged

Verb

Security video of the early April 9 morning burglary shows three men entered the business through a broken window, smashed the machines with sledge hammers and pried out the boxes while a fourth man acted as lookout, the report said.

— Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Harper, on his final night as a first baseman this season, smashed a two-run homer into the bushes beyond the center-field wall.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of smashed

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The next month, Trooper Amber Cass rammed a vehicle on the same highway carrying two children, ages 3 and 1.

— Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2026
Bader, a memorable but injury-plagued trade deadline acquisition for the Phillies in 2025, reportedly rammed his scooter into a fire truck early Sunday morning, exacerbating a pre-existing foot injury.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of rammed

Verb

Long Beach police have shared new video of a hit-and-run driver who allegedly crashed into two teens on motorized dirt bikes in July, leaving both hospitalized.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
The water crashed into a hydroelectric plant about a mile and a half downstream, killing most of the crew and their families — more than 60 people.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of crashed

Verb

The subsequent drop, as well as a decline in the shares of Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla, have knocked his wealth down to $783 billion, according to Forbes.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Ezequiel Duran drove in four runs, the last on a game-ending double, and the Texas Rangers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Tuesday night to snap a season-worst six-game losing streak that knocked them out of the AL West lead.

— CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

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