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

There are currently more than 85,000 customers without power across the Northeast, including New York City and Connecticut, as an intensifying early-season nor’easter slams the region with strong wind, soaking rain and coastal flooding. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Not thunder, not cobwebs, not a door that slams itself for union reasons. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

At a pivotal moment in the film, Ledger’s Joker positions a pencil on a table, and later slams a man’s head into it. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

Hawaii is under a state of emergency as Hurricane Lowell slams the islands with life-threatening rain. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

In one of the most memorable panels in superherocomic history, Bane, having beaten Batman down in his own Batcave, lifts the hero over his head and slams him down over his knee, breaking his back. — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

Robin Williams' daughter slams AI videos of her father, urges fans to 'stop doing this'Need a news break? — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Or father, for that matter, especially after Sebastiano repeatedly slams his son’s head against a sink. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

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

Noun

Lunch hour has its beginning and its ending, and somehow the whole teeming chaos of midcentury Midtown must be crammed within it, before the hour slams shut. — Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026

Allegedly impaired driver slams into city bus The dual tragedies on Tuesday evening unfolded in rapid succession. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Underpronators, on the other hand, will do best with shoes that encourage midfoot or forefoot striking and mitigate heavy heel or lateral slams on the pavement. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Right outside, at the intersection in front of Ash’s office, a yellow convertible slams into a black sedan, spinning to a halt in a cloud of smoke. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

Other dynamic movements, like ball slams, kettlebell swings, dumbbell chops, and medicine ball throws, can also develop muscular power. — Jenessa Connor, HEALTH, 17 Aug. 2026

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

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