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

Video captured the dramatic moment a SWAT team rammed its vehicle into a tractor during a standoff with a suspect who allegedly went on a shooting spree near an Oregon home. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 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

The trial centered on a horrific high-speed crash when Schwally rammed his car into the Hawaii Nail Salon and Spa in Deer Park on June 28, 2024. — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

The next month, Trooper Amber Cass rammed a vehicle on the same highway carrying two children, ages 3 and 1. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2026

Bader, a memorable but injury-plagued trade deadline acquisition for the Phillies in 2025, reportedly rammed his scooter into a fire truck early Sunday morning, exacerbating a pre-existing foot injury. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Over the last few months, people have cut down surveillance cameras owned by the company Flock Safety with an electric saw in upstate New York, thrown paint on them in Oakland, California, and rammed a truck into them in Idaho. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

After the gunfire, Smith rammed his car into Hicks, according to the filing. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

The female released it shortly before the male rammed into it. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026