Synonyms of slam

slam 1 of 2

verb

ˈslam 

1

as in to shut

to shove into a closed position with force and noise

please don't slam the door every time you step out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shut
• lock
• bang
• close
• latch
• stop
• seal
• fasten
• secure
• bar
• batten (down)
• bolt
• chain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• open
• unlock
• unlatch
• unseal
• unfasten
• unbolt
• unbar

2

as in to knock

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

she slammed the ball deep into center field

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knock
• hit
• slap
• smack
• bang
• punch
• strike
• clap
• whack
• swipe
• clip
• pound
• bat
• crack
• bash
• swat
• kick
• thump
• shove
• nail
• box
• tap
• push
• lick
• hammer
• bludgeon
• jab
• rap
• bop
• smite
• poke
• clobber
• slug
• stab
• clock
• tag
• flick
• clout
• chop
• zap
• belt
• bob
• thwack
• wallop
• sock
• paste
• bonk
• bump
• whale
• stroke
• bust
• pummel
• biff
• slog
• beat
• maul
• mangle
• lambast
• rough
• lambaste
• slash
• hang one on
• drub
• bung
• buffet
• knee
• pepper
• batter
• dump
• jostle
• cuff
• butt
• lash
• prod
• scuff
• floor
• stamp
• pelt
• deck
• bunt
• fell
• whip
• pommel
• switch
• cudgel
• cream
• thrash
• lace
• cane
• bowl (down or over)
• knock down
• club
• spear
• sledge
• flail
• brain
• level
• sledgehammer
• conk
• bean
• flog
• sap
• sucker punch
• skull
• rabbit-punch

3

as in to bump

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the car slammed into the wall with a fearful crunch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bump
• collide
• bang
• smash
• knock
• hit
• crash
• ram
• impinge
• swipe
• impact
• thud
• strike
• bash
• bounce
• scrape
• skip
• glance
• rebound
• push
• sweep
• brush
• contact
• ricochet
• kiss
• land
• skim
• touch
• graze
• clunk
• nudge
• muscle
• shave
• jostle
• carom
• press
• bulldoze

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• skirt

4

as in to attack

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

slammed the cast members for forgetting their lines on opening night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attack
• scold
• insult
• criticize
• abuse
• savage
• lambast
• blast
• assail
• bash
• excoriate
• lambaste
• tie into
• jump (on)
• castigate
• curse
• sail into
• harass
• vituperate
• potshot
• berate
• trash
• belabor
• scathe
• revile
• beat up on
• light into
• reprimand
• harangue
• blaspheme
• belittle
• disparage
• affront
• chastise
• whip
• vilify
• slur
• chide
• libel
• harry
• profane
• asperse
• execrate
• slander
• blackguard
• bad-mouth
• rebuke
• lace (into)
• imprecate
• fulminate
• traduce
• put down
• lash (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• commend
• praise
• compliment
• hail
• laud
• acclaim

slam

2 of 2

noun

1

as in blow

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

gave the stubborn nail one last slam with the hammer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blow
• knock
• thump
• slap
• thud
• hit
• swipe
• punch
• whack
• stroke
• spank
• smack
• lick
• bang
• pound
• poke
• beat
• swat
• clap
• clip
• switch
• smash
• hook
• kick
• bash
• chop
• lash
• crack
• rap
• bop
• bat
• belt
• haymaker
• hack
• pick
• slug
• buffet
• cuff
• box
• wham
• sock
• pelt
• biff
• pounding
• plump
• knee
• stripe
• wallop
• swing
• bust
• thwack
• clout
• whap
• dab
• douse
• fillip
• licking
• beating
• welt
• stinger
• hand
• counter
• whop
• larrup
• left
• hammering
• right
• counterstroke
• roundhouse
• counterblow
• body blow
• one-two
• sucker punch
• whip
• shiver
• whipping
• thrashing
• KO
• counterpunch
• battering
• knockout
• knockdown
• uppercut
• sidewinder
• pummeling
• rabbit punch
• drubbing
• flogging
• clobbering
• pummelling
• cruncher
• cudgeling
• pasting
• walloping
• bastinado
• cudgelling
• kayo
• bludgeoning
• lambasting
• bastinade
• right-hander

2

as in bang

a loud explosive sound

shut the door with a loud slam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bang
• clap
• boom
• pop
• blast
• crash
• thunderclap
• crack
• smash
• knock
• whack
• roar
• tap
• report
• snap
• thwack
• whomp
• whump
• thunk
• clash
• howl
• clang
• clank
• wham
• rap
• hue and cry
• clamor
• outcry
• blare
• clangor
• hullabaloo
• tumult
• hubbub
• uproar

3

as in jail

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody

sported a gang tattoo on his arm that had gotten him plenty of respect in the slam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jail
• penitentiary
• prison
• pen
• lockup
• brig
• jailhouse
• hock
• big house
• slammer
• jug
• cage
• stir
• cooler
• stockade
• can
• joint
• clink
• hold
• pokey
• coop
• quod
• calaboose
• tank
• guardroom
• bastille
• bridewell
• hoosegow
• bull pen
• nick
• dungeon
• cell
• tolbooth
• hole
• block
• labor camp
• prison camp
• ward
• concentration camp
• keep
• guardhouse
• hulk(s)
• work camp
• reform school
• gulag
• glasshouse
• stalag
• training school
• oubliette
• reformatory

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• outside

4

as in collision

a forceful coming together of two things

the sudden slam of my head against the trunk of the car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collision
• thump
• shock
• crash
• jolt
• impact
• blow
• slap
• pounding
• bump
• kick
• knock
• encounter
• concussion
• strike
• smash
• impingement
• contact
• hit
• punch
• wallop
• jar
• jounce
• hammering
• buffet
• bashing
• thrashing
• rap
• licking
• battering
• pummelling
• touch
• pummeling
• clobbering
• bludgeoning
• meeting
• lambasting

Examples of slam in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

At least 24 people have died after Milton slammed into Florida, according to USA Today and CBS News. —Abigail Adams, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024

United’s flight attendants’ union, which hasn’t yet reached a new labor agreement with the company slammed the airline’s decision to resume buybacks. —Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024

Noun

Billed as a break-dance, hip-hop supernatural fantasy, the movie stars Jeroboam Bozeman as DeRay, a legendary dancer who falls through the sky to land outside the door of Naima (Mecca Verdell), a slam poetess who is the love of his life. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024

Muchova, a three-time slam semi-finalist and the only woman who came close to beating Swiatek in a Roland Garros final, refused to go away. —Tim Ellis, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024

Phrases Containing slam

• slam dunk