Synonyms of sideswipe

sideswipe

verb

as in to hit

US to cause the side of a vehicle to come into forceful contact with the side of another vehicle

The taxi sideswiped a parked car.

Related Words

• hit
• bump
• swipe
• contact
• strike
• ram
• knock
• collide
• sweep
• slam
• smack
• crash
• touch
• scrape
• clash
• smash
• impinge
• impact
• skip
• whack
• bash
• nudge
• ricochet
• rebound
• thud
• bounce
• glance
• thwack
• brush
• kiss
• carom
• graze
• shave
• skirt
• skim

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sideswipe

Miles, who also has a Glenwood address, ran away after his vehicle sideswiped an individual attempting to start a car, police said. — Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026

Last week, The Economist wrote a breathless piece about how the US economy is firing on all cylinders—and fears that a recession will sideswipe stocks are just plain wrong. — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026

As Friday dawned on northern Oklahoma, emergency officials in Garfield County and Enid have counted 40 homes so far that were damaged in a powerful tornado that sideswiped the city and also caused damage at Vance Air Force Base. — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 24 Apr. 2026

The impact caused the suspect to lose control, sideswipe a tree and go flying off the scooter. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026