Synonyms of slamming

slamming

verb

present participle of slam

1

as in shutting

to shove into a closed position with force and noise

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shutting
• banging
• locking
• closing
• latching
• stopping
• sealing
• securing
• barring
• fastening
• bolting
• chaining
• battening (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opening
• unlocking
• unfastening
• unlatching
• unbolting
• unsealing
• unbarring

2

as in knocking

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

• knocking
• slapping
• hitting
• smacking
• banging
• punching
• pounding
• whacking
• clapping
• striking
• clipping
• swiping
• cracking
• bashing
• kicking
• thumping
• batting
• nailing
• hammering
• shoving
• pushing
• tapping
• jabbing
• swatting
• licking
• poking
• flicking
• bobbing
• boxing
• clobbering
• slugging
• thwacking
• socking
• bludgeoning
• clouting
• bopping
• chopping
• rapping
• stabbing
• zapping
• pasting
• smiting
• busting
• bumping
• tagging
• clocking
• bonking
• walloping
• slogging
• belting
• stroking
• biffing
• whaling
• pummeling
• beating
• battering
• peppering
• slashing
• mangling
• mauling
• pelting
• lashing
• lambasting
• dumping
• hanging one on
• stamping
• cuffing
• buffeting
• whipping
• butting
• scuffing
• roughing
• jostling
• prodding
• drubbing
• bunging
• kneeing
• flailing
• switching
• creaming
• lacing
• spearing
• thrashing
• sapping
• bunting
• pommeling
• cudgeling
• clubbing
• decking
• flogging
• bowling (down or over)
• felling
• knocking down
• leveling
• braining
• sledgehammering
• flooring
• conking
• caning
• sucker punching
• sledging
• skulling
• rabbit-punching
• beaning

3

as in bumping

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the car slammed into the wall with a fearful crunch

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• skirting

4

as in attacking

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

slammed the cast members for forgetting their lines on opening night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacking
• scolding
• blasting
• criticizing
• abusing
• insulting
• assailing
• bashing
• savaging
• excoriating
• scathing
• cursing
• castigating
• trashing
• lambasting
• jumping (on)
• tying into
• harassing
• sailing into
• vituperating
• berating
• belaboring
• reprimanding
• potshotting
• reviling
• whipping
• haranguing
• blaspheming
• disparaging
• beating up on
• lighting into
• harrying
• belittling
• affronting
• slandering
• chiding
• slurring
• execrating
• chastising
• vilifying
• profaning
• libeling
• rebuking
• bad-mouthing
• fulminating
• imprecating
• lacing (into)
• traducing
• blackguarding
• aspersing
• lashing (out)
• putting down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praising
• commending
• hailing
• complimenting
• lauding
• acclaiming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slamming

The familyâs legal team filed complaints targeting Iranian officials who bankrolled Hamas, slamming the ICC for double standards and demanding arrest warrants for the regime bosses backing the atrocity. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Alex Alvarado’s political action committee is behind the texts slamming Rodriguez in an apparent effort to help Republican Attorney General James Uthmeier stay in office. — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Ramaswamy, who is challenging Democrat Amy Acton for the governor’s seat, has come under attack from some critics for airing a campaign ad this week featuring Acton’s estranged mother slamming her daughter as a troubled liar. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026

Kip comes slamming down the stairs, this huge mass barely staying upright by repeatedly grabbing the railing just in time. — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Modeling work suggests the duo will keep orbiting our star for millions of years before ultimately slamming into either Earth or Venus. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

The impact caused the Camry to spin around, slamming into the back of a southbound 2021 Toyota RAV4. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026

The Schitt’s Creek star posted an Instagram reel Sunday night, slamming Gillis. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

Hurricane Isaias left behind a trail of destruction from Florida's Gulf Coast to the Carolinas over the weekend after slamming onto shore near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 storm. — Jason Allen, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026