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

According to the military and law enforcement, a Palestinian man rammed his car into a security checkpoint Wednesday afternoon near the settlement of Beit Horon, seriously wounding the officer. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

The Detroit-area Temple Israel was attacked on March 12 when a 41-year-old man rammed his truck packed with fireworks and gasoline deep into the building. — CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

The ordeal began Sunday after authorities said Spencer threatened people with a gun, rammed a sheriff’s patrol vehicle and fled into the forest. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

The confrontation began Friday after a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a mosque, and gunmen stormed the facility, killing 21 people and wounding 103 others. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

Kwok was then thrown from the bench, her legs ripped from her body, according to authorities, before Romero rammed into a parked NYPD auxiliary van. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

Soon, Kylie’s kind boyfriend, Gideon (Xolo Maridueña), gets rammed by a car after picking up flowers for her. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Five months earlier, an attacker inspired by Hezbollah rammed a pickup truck carrying gasoline and fireworks through the doors of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, according to the FBI. — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Forty-five minutes in front of a Croke Park terrace rammed with Leeds supporters, less than a week after becoming the club’s most expensive transfer in history, also gave him an unsubtle insight into the reaction. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026