Synonyms of crams

crams 1 of 2

noun

plural of cram

as in swarms

a great number of persons or things massed together

battling the rush-hour cram in the subway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swarms
• throngs
• hordes
• flocks
• crowds
• masses
• multitudes
• crushes
• routs
• millions
• legions
• presses
• masses
• hosts
• bikes
• armies
• mobs
• piles
• rabbles
• herds
• heaps
• rabblements
• droves
• riffraffs
• scrums
• gaggles
• jams
• mountains
• logjams

crams

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cram

1

as in squeezes

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

tried to cram one more book into the backpack

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeezes
• stuffs
• loads
• jams
• packs
• shoehorns
• sandwiches
• rams
• fills
• wedges
• crowds
• crushes
• heaps
• jam-packs

2

as in fills

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

crammed his mouth with candy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fills
• packs
• loads
• stuffs
• brims
• jams
• heaps
• bloats
• shoves
• drenches
• floods
• jam-packs
• refills
• charges
• squeezes
• replenishes
• saturates
• penetrates
• bulks
• gluts
• squashes
• refreshes
• swamps
• overflows
• rams
• reloads
• overfills
• crowds
• overcharges
• presses
• mats
• crushes
• repacks
• honeycombs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• empties
• clears
• eliminates
• vacates
• lightens
• voids
• drains
• exhausts
• evacuates
• depletes
• draws (off)
• bleeds
• cleans
• sweeps
• scours
• flushes
• purges

3

as in stuffs

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

• stuffs
• gorges
• fills
• surfeits
• gobbles
• gluts
• sates
• feasts
• guzzles
• regales
• gulps
• pigs out
• cloys
• gormandizes
• banquets

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diets
• fasts

4

as in devours

to swallow or eat greedily

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devours
• inhales
• gulps
• gobbles
• scoffs
• slops
• scarfs
• gluts
• gorges
• wolfs
• ravens
• bolts
• ingurgitates
• gormandizes
• overeats
• swills
• pigs out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• picks
• pecks
• nibbles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crams

Noun

But White crams so much into every number, none of them feel nearly that compact. — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 July 2026

Verb

The MatePad Air crams six speakers into its thin body and, thanks to its big battery, can play videos for up to 16 hours. — Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Director Allan Deberton crams much story and characterization in those opening frames. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026

Instead, the show crams everything into a space that can't hold it, culminating in this past third season that exploded with too much of practically everything. — Matthew Razak, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026

Television has always relied on big, gasp-inducing moments, but Murphy crams them in even at the expense of narrative cohesion. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026

The Nutribullet Ultra crams a 1200-watt motor into its rather slim casing; that’s double the wattage of the Nutribullet Pro blender that’s a step down. — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025

Moreover, the study’s methodology crams certain ideologies under one umbrella that otherwise would not fit neatly into a political classification. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025

The Ferryman crams the Warren home with upright coffins filled with his former victims. — Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023