Synonyms of ram

ram

verb

1

as in to bump

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the truck suddenly swerved and rammed into the side of a building

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• skirt

2

as in to cram

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

rammed as many candies into his mouth as he could fit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cram
• squeeze
• stuff
• load
• wedge
• jam
• sandwich
• pack
• shoehorn
• crowd
• crush
• fill
• heap
• jam-pack

3

as in to speed

to proceed or move quickly

I threw myself out of the way as a car rammed through the crosswalk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speed
• drive
• race
• rush
• hurry
• fly
• travel
• zip
• scurry
• chase
• trot
• jump
• run
• blow
• dart
• scoot
• bolt
• scuttle
• dash
• blast
• rip
• motor
• rocket
• step
• barrel
• buzz
• jet
• tear
• hare
• pelt
• crack (on)
• bowl
• zoom
• breeze
• shoot
• jog
• hurl
• hie
• bundle
• whirl
• belt
• blaze
• hump
• hurtle
• course
• career
• hustle
• gallop
• beat it
• get a move on
• hasten
• bomb
• careen
• step on it
• make tracks
• rustle
• nip
• shake a leg
• cannonball
• whisk
• highball
• bustle
• hotfoot (it)
• stampede
• beetle
• streak
• scamper
• flit
• accelerate
• sprint
• outrun
• step out
• whiz
• scud
• catch up
• arrow
• quicken
• overtake
• whizz
• scuffle
• outpace
• outstrip
• beeline
• fast-forward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poke
• creep
• drag
• crawl
• lag
• hang (around or out)
• poke
• linger
• loiter
• tarry
• dawdle
• lumber
• shuffle
• amble
• stroll
• slow (down or up)
• saunter
• plod
• decelerate
• dally
• dillydally