Synonyms of ramming

ramming

verb

present participle of ram

1

as in bumping

to come into usually forceful contact with something

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bumping
• slamming
• colliding
• banging
• smashing
• crashing
• knocking
• hitting
• impinging
• impacting
• bashing
• thudding
• swiping
• striking
• glancing
• bouncing
• scraping
• pushing
• skipping
• brushing
• contacting
• landing
• kissing
• sweeping
• touching
• rebounding
• ricocheting
• skimming
• shaving
• grazing
• nudging
• caroming
• clunking
• jostling
• pressing
• bulldozing
• muscling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• skirting

2

as in cramming

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

rammed as many candies into his mouth as he could fit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cramming
• squeezing
• loading
• wedging
• jamming
• sandwiching
• packing
• crowding
• crushing
• shoehorning
• stuffing
• filling
• heaping
• jam-packing

3

as in speeding

to proceed or move quickly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speeding
• driving
• racing
• rushing
• flying
• hurrying
• traveling
• zipping
• scurrying
• trotting
• jumping
• chasing
• running
• blasting
• blowing
• scooting
• darting
• tearing
• buzzing
• stepping
• ripping
• scuttling
• dashing
• bolting
• barreling
• shooting
• hurling
• zooming
• pelting
• humping
• whirling
• blazing
• bowling
• hurtling
• rocketing
• careering
• careening
• hustling
• jogging
• belting
• bundling
• breezing
• motoring
• hastening
• coursing
• nipping
• haring
• galloping
• whisking
• rustling
• cracking (on)
• cannonballing
• bombing
• jetting
• bustling
• highballing
• hying
• beating it
• making tracks
• getting a move on
• stepping on it
• accelerating
• sprinting
• stampeding
• hotfooting (it)
• flitting
• scudding
• shaking a leg
• whizzing
• scampering
• scuffling
• streaking
• outrunning
• overtaking
• beetling
• outpacing
• quickening
• stepping out
• outstripping
• arrowing
• catching up
• beelining
• fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poking
• creeping
• crawling
• dragging
• poking
• lingering
• hanging (around or out)
• lagging
• loitering
• dawdling
• strolling
• shuffling
• lumbering
• sauntering
• dallying
• ambling
• plodding
• decelerating
• tarrying
• slowing (down or up)
• dillydallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ramming

The car continued going back and forth, ramming the bus and hitting an unmarked squad car. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Hamilton, driving a Hyundai Sonata, fled at speeds of up to 130 mph, prompting the trooper to use the ramming technique state police refer to as a tactical vehicle intervention in an attempt to spin Hamilton out and halt him near the 28-mile marker. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2026

Trucks and semis from all over the southwest came to Richmound, blaring horns and, in one case, ramming the new fence surrounding the school. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

The suspect in a car-ramming attack in Munich last year that left two people dead and dozens injured was convicted on Thursday of charges including murder and sentenced to life in prison. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

The evil genius ramming this behemoth into a prison is a sweet old lady? — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Philippine video shows a group of eight Chinese troops in a boat ramming one of the smaller Philippine craft. — Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Given the context, the ramming behavior could be a more efficient method to eat sunfish than meticulously pulling it apart. — Joseph Kim, NPR, 24 July 2026

Prosecutors say Garcia actually hit the accelerator before ramming into the tree, instead of the brakes. — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026