Synonyms of rammed

rammed

verb

past tense of ram

1

as in bumped

to come into usually forceful contact with something

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bumped
• collided
• slammed
• banged
• smashed
• crashed
• knocked
• hit
• swiped
• impinged
• struck
• impacted
• thudded
• bashed
• glanced
• bounced
• scraped
• landed
• pushed
• swept
• skipped
• brushed
• ricocheted
• rebounded
• grazed
• contacted
• kissed
• touched
• clunked
• nudged
• caromed
• skimmed
• shaved
• jostled
• muscled
• pressed
• bulldozed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• skirted

2

as in crammed

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

rammed as many candies into his mouth as he could fit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crammed
• stuffed
• squeezed
• loaded
• wedged
• jammed
• packed
• sandwiched
• crowded
• crushed
• filled
• shoehorned
• heaped
• jam-packed

3

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sped
• raced
• rushed
• drove
• hurried
• scurried
• trotted
• flew
• traveled
• chased
• jumped
• zipped
• ran
• buzzed
• scooted
• stepped
• darted
• blasted
• blew
• scuttled
• ripped
• dashed
• bolted
• tore
• hurled
• whirled
• hustled
• bowled
• hurtled
• zoomed
• barreled
• careened
• blazed
• pelted
• humped
• rocketed
• jogged
• careered
• whisked
• belted
• breezed
• motored
• shot
• bundled
• rustled
• hastened
• cracked (on)
• coursed
• nipped
• bustled
• bombed
• jetted
• galloped
• hared
• hied
• beat it
• cannonballed
• highballed
• stepped on it
• made tracks
• sprinted
• streaked
• flitted
• hotfooted (it)
• shook a leg
• whizzed
• got a move on
• scampered
• scudded
• stampeded
• accelerated
• scuffled
• beetled
• overtook
• stepped out
• outpaced
• quickened
• outran
• outstripped
• arrowed
• caught up
• beelined
• fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dragged
• poked
• crawled
• crept
• poked
• lingered
• lagged
• hung (around or out)
• strolled
• loitered
• sauntered
• shuffled
• ambled
• lumbered
• dallied
• tarried
• plodded
• dawdled
• slowed (down or up)
• decelerated
• dillydallied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rammed

In May, a minibus rammed into a bus parked along a motorway in northwest Pakistan, killing 17 people and injuring five others. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

In May, a frightened horse rammed into another carriage, causing the vehicle to flip over, injuring the driver. — Andrea Sachs The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026

Two other cops suffered minor injuries when the suspect rammed into their vehicles. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026

Anyone shorter than 5-foot-6 — about half of American adults — would frequently be rammed to the pavement. — New York Times, 21 June 2026

That drew the ire of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who rammed through a new draft-lottery format in response. — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

The couple said a person in another vehicle intentionally rammed their vehicle multiple times for unknown reasons. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 June 2026

Pino was on the wrong side of the channel when the Robalo rammed into the steel channel marker, sending himself and all 13 of his passengers into the water. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026

The stadium went silent in the 14th minute when Abunada was left splayed out on the grass after Remo Freuler rammed his leg into the keeper’s head in the box. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026