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

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

DeSantis’ map crams Democrats into just four of 28 districts – a high-stakes gamble that requires lightning to strike twice. — Daniel A. Smith, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026

Verb

Who but McLoughlin could cram Jane Austen, Jack Benny, and Immanuel Kant into a single sentence? — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

And some of them have as many as a hundred different cases crammed into one morning or afternoon court proceeding. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026