bounced off
- ricochetedDeflected after striking
- deflectedCaused to veer off
- reboundedReturned after impact
- reflectedCast back, as light
- glancedLooked momentarily
repelled · bounced · sprung · elastic · rubber · ping · recoil · caromed · skipped · impact · surface · angle · mirror · light · ball · trampoline · collision · physics
physical impact result
bounced offpenetrated
Passed into or through
went through · stuck to · pierced · passed through · broke through
idea/communication reception
bounced offsank in
Became mentally absorbed
got through to · landed · hit home · penetrated · took hold