careened
The word “careened” has 2 syllables: ca-reened
It's pronounced as /kəˈrind/
What is synonym and antonym for careened?
In the thesaurus, “careened” has 136 synonyms and 18 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for careened along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for careened
- accelerated
- arrowed
- barged
- barreled
- barrelled
- beat it
- beelined
- beetled
- belted
- blasted
- blazed
- blew
- blundered
- bolted
- bombed
- bowled
- breezed
- bucked
- bundled
- bustled
- buzzed
- cannonballed
- careered
- caught up
- chased
- clomped
- clumped
- coursed
- darted
- dashed
- doddered
- drove
- faltered
- fast-forwarded
- flew
- flitted
- floundered
- galloped
- galumphed
- got a move on
- halted
- hared
- hastened
- hied
- highballed
- hitched
- hobbled
- humped
- hurled
- hurried
- hurtled
- hustled
- jerked
- jetted
- jogged
- jolted
- jumped
- lumbered
- lumped
- lurched
- made tracks
- motored
- nipped
- oscillated
- outpaced
- outran
- outstripped
- overtook
- pelted
- pitched
- pounded
- quickened
- raced
- rammed
- ran
- reeled
- ripped
- rocked
- rocketed
- rolled
- run
- rushed
- rustled
- scampered
- scooted
- scudded
- scuffed
- scuffled
- scurried
- scuttled
- seesawed
- shambled
- shook
- shook a leg
- shot
- shuffled
- sped
- speeded
- sprinted
- staggered
- stamped
- stampeded
- stepped
- stepped on it
- stepped out
- stomped
- streaked
- stumbled
- swagged
- swayed
- teetered
- toddled
- tore
- tossed
- tottered
- tramped
- traveled
- travelled
- tromped
- trotted
- tumbled
- undulated
- vacillated
- vibrated
- wabbled
- waddled
- wagged
- waggled
- wavered
- weaved
- whirled
- whisked
- whizzed
- wobbled
- zipped
- zoomed
Antonyms for careened
- ambled
- crawled
- crept
- dallied
- dawdled
- decelerated
- dillydallied
- dragged
- lagged
- lingered
- loitered
- lumbered
- plodded
- poked
- sauntered
- shuffled
- strolled
- tarried
Meanings of careened
- verb
- To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
- To tilt on one side.
- To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
- To tilt or lean while in motion.
- (chiefly US) To career, to move rapidly straight ahead, to rush carelessly.
- (chiefly US) To move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.
Example Sentences
- The bicycle careened into the bushes after hitting a rock.
- The truck careened wildly before coming to a stop.
- A gust of wind caught the sail, and the boat careened to the side.
- He careened down the hill, barely keeping his balance.
- The car careened around the corner, narrowly missing a lamppost.
On this page you'll find 154 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to careened, such as: accelerated, ambled, arrowed, barged, barreled, barrelled, beat it.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
raced
- accelerated
- arrowed
- barreled
- barrelled
- battled
- beat it
- beelined
- beetled
- belted
- blasted
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- bombed
- bowled
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- bundled
- bustle
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- careened
- career
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- caught up
- challenged
- chase
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- compete
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- course
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- gallop
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- hared
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- hie
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- highballed
- humped
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- lash
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- post
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- whisk
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- wing
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wabbled
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- pitched
- pitter-pattered
- pondered
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- rocked
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- shivered
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- shuddered
- staggered
- stumbled
- swayed
- swung
- teetered
- thrilled
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- toddled
- tossed
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- twitched
- undulated
- vacillated
- vibrated
- waddled
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- weighed
waddled
zipped
- accelerated
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- arrowed
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- barreled
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- constrained
- cooed
- coursed
- covert
- cryptic
- curbed
- curred
- danced
- darted
- dashed
- discreet
- droned
- drove
- dumb
- dummied up
- enigmatic
- equivocal
- evasive
- even-steven
- faint
- fast-forwarded
- feline
- fizzed
- flew
- flicked
- flickered
- flirted
- flitted
- flittered
- fluttered
- furtive
- galloped
- got a move on
- guarded
- hared
- hastened
- hied
- highballed
- hissed
- hummed
- humped
- hurled
- hurried
- hurtled
- hush
- hush-hush
- hushed
- hustled
- iced
- in chambers
- in privacy
- in private
- in the background
- in the dark
- inarticulate
- incoherent
- incommunicable
- inconversable
- indefinite
- indistinct
- inhibited
- jetted
- jogged
- judicious
- jumped
- laconic
- made tracks
- meandered
- middle-of-the-road
- motored
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- mum
- murmured
- mute
- muted
- neutral
- nipped
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- nonvocal
- not forthcoming
- not talkative
- on-the-fence
- outpaced
- outran
- outstripped
- overtook
- pelted
- politic
- purred
- quickened
- quiet
- raced
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- rammed
- ran
- reserved
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- reticent
- ripped
- roamed
- rocketed
- run
- rushed
- rustled
- sailed
- scampered
- scooted
- scudded
- scuffled
- scurried
- scuttled
- secretive
- shook a leg
- shot
- shy
- sighed
- silent
- silentious
- sizzled
- skipped
- skittered
- soundless
- sped
- speechless
- speeded
- sprinted
- stampeded
- stepped
- stepped on it
- stepped out
- still
- streaked
- struck dumb
- swished
- taciturn
- tactful
- temporizing
- tentative
- thrummed
- tight-lipped
- tongue-tied
- tore
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- unclear
- uncommunicative
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- unforthcoming
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- voiceless
- wandered
- wary
- wheezed
- whirled
- whirred
- whished
- whisked
- whispered
- whistled
- whizzed
- whooshed
- withdrawn
- wordless
- zinged
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zoomed
- accelerated
- accumulated
- appreciated
- arrowed
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- barreled
- barrelled
- beat it
- beelined
- beetled
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- blazed
- blew
- bolted
- bombed
- bourgeoned
- bowled
- breezed
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- chased
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- droned
- drove
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- flitted
- galloped
- got a move on
- hared
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- highballed
- hissed
- hummed
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- hurled
- hurried
- hurtled
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- increased
- intensified
- jetted
- jogged
- jumped
- made tracks
- motored
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- multiplied
- murmured
- mushroomed
- nipped
- outpaced
- outran
- outstripped
- overtook
- peaked
- pelted
- proliferated
- purred
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- raced
- rammed
- ran
- ripped
- rocketed
- run
- rushed
- rustled
- scampered
- scooted
- scudded
- scuffled
- scurried
- scuttled
- shook a leg
- shot
- sighed
- sizzled
- skyrocketed
- snowballed
- soared
- sped
- speeded
- sprinted
- stampeded
- stepped
- stepped on it
- stepped out
- streaked
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- swelled
- swished
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- traveled
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- trotted
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- whirled
- whirred
- whished
- whisked
- whispered
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- whizzed
- whooshed
- zipped