Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun impingement

2 senses of impingement

Sense 1
impingement, encroachment, impact -- (influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture")
       => influence -- (causing something without any direct or apparent effort)

Sense 2
impingement, impaction -- (a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something)
       => crash, smash -- (the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line")