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

The Egyptian government also slammed the new Israeli tenders and called on the international community to stop the plans. — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

The helicopter slammed into the ground, killing all three in a fiery crash. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Peyton Miller played a centering header, off an arcing ball from the right side to back post from Harrison, and Yusuf slammed home a header to open the scoring in the 23rd minute. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Trump celebrated Kimmel's suspension at the time and later slammed ABC's decision to bring him back on the air. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Hours earlier, Russian missiles slammed into the village of Pechenihy in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, killing at least 10 civilians, injuring more than a dozen and destroying homes and local businesses. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Keiser funded a website that slammed Askar and Carbonara for business dealings in Dubai. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

Four years before the Falcon 9 upper stage crashed near Einstein Crater, for example, part of a Chinese Long March 3C rocket slammed into the moon's far side. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

The state was slammed by four hurricanes that year — Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026