CAREENED Synonyms: 157 Similar and Opposite Words

careened

verb

past tense of careen

as in lurched

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the sled careened as it barreled down the hill

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as in staggered

to move forward while swaying from side to side he careened unsteadily to the couch after hitting his head

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as in sped

to proceed or move quickly sounding its siren, an ambulance careened through the intersection

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Recent Examples of careened On the second-team’s next series, Mondon lined up along the right edge — where starter Zack Baun has thrived — and careened into the backfield and batted Tommy DeVito’s pass attempt incomplete. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Brent's price careened between $72 and $102 last month as worries rose and fell about when the war with Iran would allow oil tankers to freely exit the Persian Gulf again to deliver crude to customers worldwide. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Brent’s price careened between $72 and $102 last month as worries rose and fell about when the war with Iran would allow oil tankers to freely exit the Persian Gulf again to deliver crude to customers worldwide. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 Three people were killed, and one person was injured in Bedford Park after a driver fleeing a police stop careened off a bridge and struck a freight train, Chicago police said. — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 Mbappé had a chance for a critical goal in the 67th minute but his shot careened wide, and France remained scoreless as Les Bleus desperately searched for a scoring chance. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026 The fatal hit-and-run occurred less than two hours after a 13-year-old boy was killed riding on the back of a moped in Queens after his friend slammed into an open car door and then careened into a moving truck. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 30 June 2026 The ruling comes a month after a pickup careened at more than 50 mph into a crowd of people near the intersection of 85th Avenue and International Boulevard. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 June 2026 Brunson, the Knicks’ leading scorer, pulled up with about 5 seconds left to take a 3-point shot which hit the front of the rim and careened off. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 10 June 2026

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Markets have lurched up and down as oil prices shot higher because of the war with Iran.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
His car lurched forward with Miller’s arm still reaching through the window, briefly dragging the cop down the street.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

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When the chute opened, Paper Cut thrashed across the arena until, at the sound of the buzzer, Jacobson launched himself off the animal and staggered away, his chaps flapping.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Another argument favors sacrificing the long summer break for more frequent shorter breaks staggered throughout the school year.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of staggered

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The charter Girardeau sailed with was about four miles out and almost at the its trip when word of the hammerhead was radioed out — the crew decided to take a chance and sped up the coast 15 minutes to see the shark still sauntering in the sea.

— Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026
The two men ran, laughing, to the blue Mazda that was waiting for them, and Stana, who was driving, sped away.

— Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of sped

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Barrichello competed as an F1 driver for 19 seasons and has also raced as an IndyCar and stock car driver.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Drivers who raced in Sunday's Freedom 250 Grand Prix praised everything from the challenging street course to the one-of-a-kind setting surrounding it.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of raced

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Notably, Lohan rocked a $3,000 minidress by Cult Gaia in strawberry-pink, the perfect complement to her long blonde hair and pink lipstick.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026
The sports world was rocked this past week by accusations that Major League Baseball's richest team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, were funded primarily by fraud.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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