Synonyms of slams

slams 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of slam

1

as in shuts

to shove into a closed position with force and noise

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuts
• closes
• locks
• bangs
• stops
• latches
• secures
• chains
• seals
• fastens
• battens (down)
• bars
• bolts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opens
• unlocks
• unlatches
• unfastens
• unseals
• unbolts
• unbars

2

as in slaps

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

• slaps
• knocks
• smacks
• hits
• punches
• whacks
• claps
• bangs
• strikes
• swipes
• clips
• pounds
• bashes
• kicks
• shoves
• thumps
• cracks
• pushes
• swats
• bats
• clobbers
• nails
• pokes
• taps
• licks
• hammers
• raps
• smites
• thwacks
• bludgeons
• boxes
• wallops
• jabs
• stabs
• zaps
• flicks
• bops
• clouts
• bonks
• tags
• socks
• bobs
• belts
• biffs
• slogs
• chops
• pastes
• slugs
• clocks
• busts
• pummels
• whales
• strokes
• mauls
• bumps
• mangles
• beats
• lambastes
• slashes
• jostles
• drubs
• hangs one on
• knees
• dumps
• prods
• batters
• buffets
• stamps
• whips
• thrashes
• cuffs
• lashes
• bunts
• pelts
• peppers
• scuffs
• decks
• butts
• roughs
• laces
• bowls (down or over)
• flails
• flogs
• switches
• knocks down
• levels
• conks
• floors
• clubs
• saps
• pommels
• bungs
• fells
• beans
• creams
• cudgels
• spears
• brains
• sledges
• sucker punches
• canes
• skulls
• sledgehammers
• rabbit-punches

3

as in collides

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the car slammed into the wall with a fearful crunch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collides
• smashes
• bumps
• bangs
• knocks
• rams
• crashes
• hits
• swipes
• impinges
• impacts
• bashes
• strikes
• thuds
• bounces
• skips
• glances
• scrapes
• pushes
• lands
• sweeps
• rebounds
• contacts
• ricochets
• brushes
• skims
• touches
• grazes
• kisses
• nudges
• shaves
• clunks
• jostles
• caroms
• presses
• muscles
• bulldozes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• skirts

4

as in attacks

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

slammed the cast members for forgetting their lines on opening night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacks
• scolds
• criticizes
• blasts
• abuses
• assails
• bashes
• insults
• excoriates
• lambastes
• castigates
• trashes
• jumps (on)
• ties into
• berates
• curses
• sails into
• savages
• harasses
• belabors
• vituperates
• scathes
• potshots
• reviles
• reprimands
• beats up on
• blasphemes
• belittles
• chides
• harries
• lights into
• harangues
• disparages
• whips
• chastises
• affronts
• vilifies
• execrates
• slurs
• imprecates
• rebukes
• profanes
• slanders
• fulminates
• asperses
• bad-mouths
• libels
• traduces
• laces (into)
• lashes (out)
• blackguards
• puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• commends
• praises
• hails
• lauds
• compliments
• acclaims

slams

2 of 2

noun

plural of slam

1

as in blows

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

gave the stubborn nail one last slam with the hammer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blows
• slaps
• thumps
• swipes
• punches
• hits
• thuds
• knocks
• whacks
• smacks
• strokes
• pounds
• pokes
• spanks
• licks
• beats
• bangs
• claps
• swats
• clips
• bashes
• smashes
• hooks
• raps
• kicks
• switches
• biffs
• plumps
• chops
• lashes
• thwacks
• bops
• whams
• belts
• douses
• hacks
• wallops
• haymakers
• socks
• hands
• buffets
• clouts
• pelts
• cuffs
• picks
• knees
• bats
• swings
• fillips
• slugs
• cracks
• dabs
• stripes
• busts
• whops
• welts
• lickings
• boxes
• stingers
• larrups
• beatings
• counters
• counterpunches
• counterstrokes
• lefts
• shivers
• counterblows
• whips
• body blows
• rabbit punches
• roundhouses
• sucker punches
• uppercuts
• batterings
• rights
• KOs
• kayos
• thrashings
• knockdowns
• drubbings
• whippings
• sidewinders
• bastinadoes
• pastings
• right-handers
• crunchers
• wallopings
• knockouts
• one-twos

2

as in claps

a loud explosive sound

shut the door with a loud slam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• claps
• bangs
• blasts
• booms
• pops
• whacks
• crashes
• smashes
• roars
• thwacks
• knocks
• thunderclaps
• reports
• cracks
• snaps
• taps
• whomps
• whumps
• clangs
• clashes
• howls
• thunks
• clanks
• raps
• whams
• blares
• outcries
• clamors
• clangors
• uproars
• hue and cries
• tumults
• hullabaloos
• hubbubs

3

as in jails

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody

sported a gang tattoo on his arm that had gotten him plenty of respect in the slam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jails
• prisons
• penitentiaries
• brigs
• stirs
• clinks
• big houses
• pens
• slammers
• stockades
• holds
• jugs
• quods
• bastilles
• lockups
• hocks
• pokeys
• nicks
• coolers
• bridewells
• coops
• jailhouses
• cages
• calabooses
• cans
• tolbooths
• guardrooms
• tanks
• hoosegows
• joints
• bull pens
• dungeons
• keeps
• holes
• cells
• labor camps
• prison camps
• concentration camps
• wards
• hulks
• work camps
• blocks
• guardhouses
• reform schools
• stalags
• training schools
• gulags
• glasshouses
• reformatories
• oubliettes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• outsides

4

as in collisions

a forceful coming together of two things

the sudden slam of my head against the trunk of the car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collisions
• thumps
• crashes
• jolts
• impacts
• shocks
• slaps
• blows
• kicks
• bumps
• punches
• knocks
• encounters
• strikes
• contacts
• hits
• concussions
• smashes
• jars
• jounces
• wallops
• impingements
• raps
• buffets
• touches
• batterings
• meetings
• thrashings
• bashings
• lickings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slams

Verb

This is happening as a demographic shift to an older, grayer population slams Colorado. — Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 5 July 2026

Taylor Sheridan slams critics Sheridan's series are all hits with regular people, but he's routinely been a target for critics. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

His hand fans out into a wave, then the door slams shut. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

Granit Xhaka slams it into the right corner of the net. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026

After a second of consideration, Naim slams the grate shut to the monster’s wails, and the audience’s relief. — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 June 2026

There's somatic empathy, the automatic wince when someone slams their hand in a door. — Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

In addition, an open lid that slams shut can pinch small fingers, and the water in a toilet can be a drowning hazard. — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026

Justin Crawford slams into the wall for an INCREDIBLE catch! — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026

Noun

By the time Joint played her first Grand Slam main-draw match, in 2024, Williams had won twenty-three slams, and had been off the tour for a year and a half. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 July 2026

At the Italian Open in May, stars like Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff raised the possibility of a player boycott of the slams if their demands were not met. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 2 June 2026

Sinner is now the first man to lose more than one match at slams as a top seed after holding a 2-0 lead in the Open Era, according to ESPN Insights. — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 May 2026

Flair and Ripley then hit stereo fallaway slams, and the Babyface trio celebrated with a hug. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026

Had his childhood dream come true, Kaszas would be supporting himself by executing body slams, headlocks and double leg takedowns as a professional wrestler. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026

On the small screen, the influencer Gabriella Carr recently drew her sizable flock to a rejection spreadsheet, where the video creator and actress means to track all her professional door-slams with an eye to racking ’em up. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026

Wilson had a pair of thunderous slams as well as converting a three-point play, pushing North Carolina to a 52-37 lead at the break. — Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026

From multimillion-dollar listings to body slams in Boca, Matt Maschler has mastered the art of the deal—and the spectacle that sells it. — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026