Usually means: Infringe upon, encroach on space.
Definitions Related words Phrases (New!) Mentions Lyrics History
We found 27 dictionaries that define the word impinge:

General (22 matching dictionaries)
  1. impinge: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. impinge: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. impinge: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. impinge: Collins English Dictionary
  5. impinge: Vocabulary.com
  6. impinge: Wordnik
  7. impinge: Wiktionary
  8. impinge: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. impinge: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. impinge: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. Impinge, impinge: Dictionary.com
  12. impinge: Online Etymology Dictionary
  13. impinge: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  14. Impinge: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  15. impinge: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  16. impinge: Rhymezone
  17. Impinge: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. impinge: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  19. impinge: Free Dictionary
  20. impinge: Mnemonic Dictionary
  21. impinge: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
  22. impinge: Dictionary/thesaurus

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. impinge: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. impinge: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. impinge: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. impinge: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. impinge: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See impinged as well.)

Google, News, Wikipedia, Reddit, X, BlueSky, Kagi
Definitions from Wiktionary (impinge)

▸ verb:  (intransitive, rarely transitive) To make a physical impact on.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, rarely transitive, figuratively) To interfere with.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, figuratively) To have an effect upon, especially a negative one.

Similar:
infringe, encroach, trench, impact, bear upon, touch, make an impression, influence, affect, impress, more...

Opposite:
encroach, intrude

Types:
collide, impact, intersect, overlap, more...

Phrases:
impinge on, impinge upon, more...

Adjectives:
social, light, sound, first, human, physical, past, external, sun, unknown, economic


▸ Word origin

▸ Words similar to impinge

▸ Usage examples for impinge

▸ Idioms related to impinge

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Words that often appear near impinge

▸ Rhymes of impinge

▸ Invented words related to impinge

Similar:
infringe, encroach, trench, impact, bear upon, touch, make an impression, influence, affect, impress, more...

Opposite:
encroach, intrude

Types:
collide, impact, intersect, overlap, more...

Phrases:
impinge on, impinge upon, more...

Adjectives:
social, light, sound, first, human, physical, past, external, sun, unknown, economic



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "impinge" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Compound Your Joy   Threepeat   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Help


Our daily word games Threepeat and Compound Your Joy are going strong. Bookmark and enjoy!