IMPINGED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

impinged

verb

Definition of impinged next

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 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

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This is the third time in less than 24 hours that Secrets has bumped into her.

— Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
When Jalen Suggs tossed his mouthpiece off the court after he was bumped by LaMelo Ball roughly halfway through the first quarter of Thursday’s game at Charlotte, the Magic guard was quickly assessed a technical fine from official Scott Foster.

— Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026