Synonyms of slammed

slammed

verb

past tense of slam

1

as in shut

to shove into a closed position with force and noise

please don't slam the door every time you step out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shut
• banged
• locked
• closed
• stopped
• sealed
• latched
• secured
• fastened
• barred
• chained
• bolted
• battened (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opened
• unlocked
• unfastened
• unlatched
• unsealed
• unbolted
• unbarred

2

as in slapped

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

she slammed the ball deep into center field

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slapped
• smacked
• knocked
• hit
• punched
• banged
• pounded
• whacked
• clapped
• struck
• clipped
• swiped
• cracked
• kicked
• batted
• bashed
• thumped
• shoved
• pushed
• tapped
• hammered
• swatted
• jabbed
• nailed
• rapped
• slugged
• poked
• clobbered
• licked
• flicked
• socked
• thwacked
• bobbed
• boxed
• bludgeoned
• bopped
• clocked
• stabbed
• pasted
• zapped
• chopped
• tagged
• smote
• busted
• walloped
• bumped
• clouted
• whaled
• biffed
• belted
• slogged
• bonked
• pummeled
• stroked
• lashed
• mauled
• lambasted
• battered
• buffeted
• slashed
• hung one on
• beat
• stamped
• pelted
• mangled
• peppered
• roughed
• dumped
• jostled
• cuffed
• bunged
• laced
• scuffed
• whipped
• butted
• prodded
• drubbed
• decked
• thrashed
• flailed
• creamed
• floored
• kneed
• bunted
• felled
• speared
• switched
• leveled
• clubbed
• pommeled
• sapped
• knocked down
• flogged
• caned
• conked
• sucker punched
• bowled (down or over)
• sledged
• beaned
• cudgeled
• sledgehammered
• brained
• rabbit-punched
• skulled

3

as in bumped

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the car slammed into the wall with a fearful crunch

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• skirted

4

as in attacked

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

slammed the cast members for forgetting their lines on opening night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacked
• scolded
• blasted
• criticized
• abused
• assailed
• insulted
• savaged
• bashed
• excoriated
• lambasted
• jumped (on)
• scathed
• castigated
• cursed
• trashed
• tied into
• harassed
• vituperated
• berated
• reprimanded
• sailed into
• belabored
• lit into
• reviled
• potshot
• harangued
• whipped
• disparaged
• beat up on
• harried
• affronted
• blasphemed
• belittled
• slandered
• chastised
• execrated
• vilified
• slurred
• rebuked
• profaned
• libeled
• imprecated
• aspersed
• fulminated
• bad-mouthed
• lashed (out)
• traduced
• laced (into)
• blackguarded
• chid
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• hailed
• commended
• acclaimed
• complimented
• lauded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slammed

Sims attempted to enter the residence, but Bell slammed the door shut, the affidavit says. — Steven Mross, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

The film, also featuring Helen Mirren, Peter O’Toole, John Gielgud and lots of orgies, was slammed by critics and audiences after its original release. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026

The vice president in the past has publicly been supportive of the war and slammed the president's critics over the issue. — Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026

Early on Wednesday morning, a car slammed into Page's Dairy Mart's ice cream truck on the South Side. — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

The jet slammed nose-first like a missile into a busy Palm Beach County road, before erupting into flames and sending thick black smoke into the sky, dashcam video shows. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

When the couple later left, Stergos said Ringquist got into the truck and slammed the door. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026

In Wednesday’s crash, a high-speed train slammed into another that had stopped on the tracks. — Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Some education and technology advocates slammed the decision on Tuesday morning, painting the move as a punishment for schools that don’t use Google’s AI. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026