Synonyms of cram

cram 1 of 2

noun

as in swarm

a great number of persons or things massed together

battling the rush-hour cram in the subway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swarm
• throng
• flock
• crowd
• horde
• multitude
• drove
• crush
• mass
• press
• mob
• host
• masses
• army
• rout
• legion
• millions
• herd
• bike
• scrum
• pile
• heap
• jam
• gaggle
• rabble
• rabblement
• mountain
• riffraff
• logjam

cram

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verb

ˈkram 

1

as in to squeeze

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

tried to cram one more book into the backpack

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in to fill

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained

crammed his mouth with candy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fill
• pack
• load
• stuff
• jam-pack
• heap
• jam
• brim
• refill
• charge
• flood
• shove
• squeeze
• bulk
• glut
• drench
• saturate
• replenish
• bloat
• penetrate
• swamp
• ram
• repack
• refresh
• reload
• squash
• mat
• crowd
• overflow
• crush
• overfill
• overcharge
• press
• honeycomb

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• vacate
• eliminate
• empty
• evacuate
• clear
• void
• lighten
• drain
• exhaust
• draw (off)
• clean
• bleed
• deplete
• sweep
• purge
• scour
• flush

3

as in to stuff

to fill with food to capacity

one of those eating contests in which competitors attempt to cram themselves with as many hot dogs as they can in three minutes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stuff
• gorge
• fill
• glut
• surfeit
• sate
• gobble
• feast
• guzzle
• regale
• gulp
• pig out
• gormandize
• banquet
• cloy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diet
• fast

4

as in to devour

to swallow or eat greedily

the thoughtless guest crammed a dinner that had taken hours to prepare

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devour
• inhale
• gulp
• gobble
• scoff
• glut
• wolf
• scarf
• slop
• gorge
• gormandize
• raven
• ingurgitate
• bolt
• overeat
• swill
• pig out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pick
• peck
• nibble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cram

Noun

Her lips were forced back by a cram of crooked fangs. — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026

Tangent time, spinning off this specific expansion (and recalling those who forever want to cram uninspiring Power 4 teams into college football’s championship systems). — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 1 May 2026

Verb

The actress was surprised when, in her estimation, Jacobs was cramming more Boy Meets World into the follow-up show than she had been led to believe. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026

Hundreds of people crammed into the school gym that April evening, and the debate over Point Reyes agitated into a low boil. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026