bumped

Collided with accidentally

Bumped is the past tense of bump, meaning to collide with something or someone, usually with minor force: I bumped into the table in the dark.

To bump into someone can also mean to encounter them unexpectedly: I bumped her at the grocery store.

In travel, to be bumped is to lose a reserved seat due to overbooking: We got bumped from the flight.

collision

hit

Successful contact or strike

collided · struck · banged · slammed · rammed · jostled · sideswiped · rear-ended · fender-bender · clipped

startled

jolted

Abruptly shaken or startled

shaken · jounced · rattled · unsettled · flinched · twitched · shuddered · recoiled · thrown · caught-off-guard

injury

bruise

Discolored tissue injury

swelling · black-and-blue · sore · tender · ache · knot · scrape · abrasion · throbbing

displaced

removed

Taken from position

demoted · downgraded · rescheduled · postponed · cut · axed · booted · passed-over · sidelined · reassigned

upgraded

upgraded

Raised in quality

standby · rebooked · voucher · compensation · flight · oversold · airline · seat · priority · premium

Categories
Opposites
physical contact force

bumpedmissed

Failed to reach

avoided · caressed · stroked · dodged · unbumped

movement/displacement

bumpedsteadied

Made firm or stable

stabilized · anchored · secured · fixed · pulled

status/priority change

bumpedseated

In a chair

accommodated · included · admitted · retained · kept

Phrases
Family

bump, bumpy, bumper, bumps, bumping, bumpers, bumptious, bumpier, bumpiest

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G