/ Thesaurus / I Synonyms of impingement Find synonyms for: Noun1. impingement, encroachment, impact, influenceusage: influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"2. impingement, impaction, crash, smashusage: a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against somethingWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language