CRAMMING Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

cramming

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present participle of cram

as in squeezing

to fit (people or things) into a tight space tried to cram one more book into the backpack

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as in filling

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained crammed his mouth with candy

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as in gorging

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

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as in inhaling

to swallow or eat greedily the thoughtless guest crammed a dinner that had taken hours to prepare

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Recent Examples of cramming At their core, Rush were always about glorious musical excess, routinely cramming more riffs and time signatures into single songs than some bands managed on entire albums. —

Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026 The two stayed up late into the night Monday, cramming information on each candidate. —

Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026 That’s cramming too many homes on limited acreage, especially in an area where traffic is already dangerous because of so many new developments, two neighbors told the board to applause from the Town Hall audience. —

Joe Marusak may 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026 Clark agreed with Reinhart’s observations, but warned that the four-day workweek wasn’t so much as cramming a 40-hour week into four days as a genuine reduction to 32 hours, one that respected an employee’s life outside of work. —

Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 May 2026 But the line is shifting towards the Mediterranean Sea, cramming Gaza’s population into a shrinking strip of land. —

Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 Instead of cramming an itinerary, dark sky travelers often build trips around a single celestial event or a multi-night stay somewhere remote enough to actually see the stars. —

Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026 If a dozen new works over four days isn’t enough, try cramming 50 plays by 50 playwrights into a single day. —

Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026 The Halfday Convertible 2-in-1 Garment Duffel Bag will help avoid cramming extra clothes into your main bag, which usually leads to everything getting messy and disorganized. —

Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026

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County officials pointed to state budget cuts and a $276,000 drop in liquor revenue as factors squeezing finances.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2026
Grip the handles on the sides of the machine, tighten your core, and extend your legs, squeezing your quadriceps (top thigh muscles) at the top.

— Jakob Roze, Health, 18 June 2026