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
• cursed
• castigated
• trashed
• tied into
• harassed
• vituperated
• reprimanded
• berated
• 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

Before the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia capsized in January 2012, the captain didn't tell the 3,200 passengers that the ship had slammed into a rock. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Note that film-rating site Rotten Tomatoes was part of NBCUniversal for years, and some critics have slammed that ownership structure as being problematic. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 July 2026

Richard Barrera and Sonja Shaw, the top two candidates running to succeed Thurmond in November, have also slammed the plan. — Lia Russell july 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

The truck then struck a Chevrolet Silverado, which then slammed into a Ford F-150 that then overturned before hitting a nearby sign. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

As Vance heads to Milwaukee, Mayor Cavalier Johnson slammed the ongoing federal probe into the 2020 presidential election. — Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 8 July 2026

Critics had slammed the waiver as major concession to the Islamic Republic. — Spencer Kimball,megan Cassella, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Anthony Seigler led off the fifth with a double, Ceddanne Rafaela walked, and Abreu slammed a two-run double off the right-field wall for a 5-1 lead. — ABC News, 5 July 2026

In a scathing Instagram post this morning, LuPone, who has long been devoted to her equally enamored gay fandom, slammed Turkey’s latest homophobic move. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 July 2026