/ Thesaurus / I Synonyms of impinging Find synonyms for: Noun1. contact, impinging, striking, happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural eventusage: the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"Verb1. impinge, encroach, entrench, trench, trespass, take advantageusage: impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"2. encroach, infringe, impinge, advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go onusage: advance beyond the usual limitWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acquiesce Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language