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

Other threats against such large events include a potential vehicle-ramming attack or a mass shooting. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 June 2026

Footage from outdoor security cameras on the woman's home shows that the car was moving at a high speed before ramming into the home. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026

Around the world, sharks are washing ashore with their livers removed with chilling precision while in the Strait of Gibraltar, orcas are targeting sailboats – ramming hulls, crippling rudders, and sinking vessels. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 June 2026

Pino, focused on returning to Ocean Reef for his daughter’s birthday dinner, operated his 29-foot Robalo on the wrong side of the channel, ultimately ramming the boat into the steel marker, Adams said. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026

His most recent conviction resulted from a 2018 case when authorities said he was shot after ramming multiple Fremont undercover police cars, as officers tried to arrest him in a string of car burglaries across the Bay Area. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 8 June 2026

And in the West Bank, emergency responders said a 17-year-old Israeli girl was in serious condition and a 15-year-old also was hurt in what police described as a ramming attack near a bus stop at Gush Etzion Junction. — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

Carmel Mayor Sue Finkam has also joined the conversation, criticizing Marion County after a suspect with several pending cases in Indianapolis was arrested for stealing a vehicle and then ramming it into a Carmel home. — Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 June 2026

Steven Schwally was convicted of all charges, including second-degree murder, by jurors who watched heart-stopping video of the high-speed crash in his trial for drunkenly ramming his car into the Hawaii Nail Salon and Spa in Deer Park on June 28, 2024. — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 4 June 2026