SLAM: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SLAM?

Need another word that means the same as “slam”? Find 57 synonyms and 30 related words for “slam” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Slam” are: flap down, bang, mosh, slam dance, thrash, close with a bang, shut with a bang, close noisily, shut noisily, close with a crash, shut with a crash, close with force, shut with force, fling shut, crash into, smash into, collide with, be in collision with, hit, strike, ram, meet head-on, run into, bump into, crack against, crack into, criticize, find fault with, censure, denounce, condemn, arraign, attack, lambast, pillory, disapprove of, carp at, cavil at, rail against, inveigh against, cast aspersions on, pour scorn on, disparage, denigrate, deprecate, malign, vilify, besmirch, run down, give a bad press to, barb, dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, sweep

Slam as a Noun

Definitions of "Slam" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “slam” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The noise made by the forceful impact of two objects.
• A grand slam (all thirteen tricks) or small slam (twelve tricks), for which bonus points are scored if bid and made.
• Prison.
• Winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge.
• A poetry contest in which competitors recite their entries and are judged by members of the audience, the winner being elected after several elimination rounds.
• An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
• A forceful impact that makes a loud noise.
• (especially in tennis) any of the individual championships that together comprise a Grand Slam.
• A loud bang caused by the forceful shutting of something such as a door.

Synonyms of "Slam" as a noun (7 Words)

barb	The pointed part of barbed wire. His barb hurt more than she cared to admit.
dig	The act of digging. Ginnie gave her sister a dig in the ribs.
gibe	An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect. She proved impervious to his sarcastic gibes.
jibe	An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect. A jibe at his old rivals.
shaft	A ray of light or bolt of lightning. A shaft of sunlight.
shot	Tiny lead pellets used in quantity in a single charge or cartridge in a shotgun. They have fired the opening shot in what s expected to be a savage price war.
sweep	A sweepstake. The sweep of the plains.

Usage Examples of "Slam" as a noun

• Slams will be spreading out to suburban poetry clubs.
• A stellar 12 months saw her win two slams and two Olympic gold medals, and retain the number one ranking.
• A poetry slam.
• If he challenged the judge, he was definitely going to the slam.
• The door closed with a slam.

Slam as a Verb

Definitions of "Slam" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “slam” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Be closed forcefully and loudly.
• Strike violently.
• Score points against or gain a victory over (someone) easily.
• Dance the slam dance.
• Move violently or loudly.
• Put (something) into action suddenly or forcefully.
• Push or put something somewhere with great force.
• Crash into; collide heavily with.
• Shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly.
• Close violently.
• (of a telephone company) take over the account of (a telephone customer) without their permission.
• Throw violently.
• Hit (something) with great force in a particular direction.
• Criticize severely.

Synonyms of "Slam" as a verb (50 Words)

arraign	Find fault with; censure. Social workers were relieved it was not they who were arraigned in the tabloids.
attack	Attack in speech or writing. The nucleophile attacks the epoxide from the opposite side of the ring to the oxygen.
bang	Leap jerk bang. The food bangs but isn t overpriced.
be in collision with	Happen, occur, take place.
besmirch	Make (something) dirty or discoloured. The ground was besmirched with blood.
bump into	Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank.
carp at	Raise trivial objections.
cast aspersions on	Throw forcefully.
cavil at	Raise trivial objections.
censure	Express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement. The company was heavily censured by inspectors from the Department of Trade.
close noisily	Finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.
close with a bang	Bring together all the elements or parts of.
close with a crash	Become closed.
close with force	Be priced or listed when trading stops.
collide with	Crash together with violent impact.
condemn	Declare or judge unfit for use or habitation. The plan was condemned by campaigners.
crack against	Cause to become cracked.
crack into	Tell spontaneously.
crash into	Move violently as through a barrier.
criticize	Indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way. The opposition criticized the government s failure to consult adequately.
denigrate	Charge falsely or with malicious intent. Doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country.
denounce	To accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful. The Assembly denounced the use of violence.
deprecate	Express disapproval of. Avoid the deprecated blink element that causes text to flash on and off.
disapprove of	Consider bad or wrong.
disparage	Express a negative opinion of. He never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors.
find fault with	Receive a specified treatment (abstract.
flap down	Pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds.
fling shut	Indulge oneself.
give a bad press to	Transmit (knowledge or skills.
hit	Hit with a missile from a weapon. The woman hit the mugger with her umbrella.
inveigh against	Speak against in an impassioned manner.
lambast	Criticize (someone or something) harshly. They lambasted the report as a gross distortion of the truth.
malign	Speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner. Don t you dare malign her in my presence.
meet head-on	Undergo or suffer.
mosh	Dance to rock music in a violent manner involving jumping up and down and deliberately colliding with other dancers. The boys began to mosh slamming shoulder to shoulder with abandon.
pillory	Put someone in a pillory. He found himself pilloried by members of his own party.
pour scorn on	Supply in large amounts or quantities.
rail against	Convey (goods etc.) by rails.
ram	Beat (earth) with a heavy implement to make it hard and firm. In former times earth was rammed manually.
run down	Travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means.
run into	Change or be different within limits.
shut noisily	Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut.
shut with a bang	Become closed.
shut with a crash	Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut.
shut with force	Become closed.
slam dance	Dance the slam dance.
smash into	Damage or destroy as if by violence.
strike	Undertake strike action against an employer. He raised his hand as if to strike me.
thrash	Give a thrashing to beat hard. The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed.
vilify	Spread negative information about. He has been vilified in the press.

Usage Examples of "Slam" as a verb

• I slammed on the brakes.
• Slam the ball.
• Charlie slammed down the phone.
• He slams the door behind him as he leaves.
• He slammed the door shut.
• The new TV soap was slammed as being cynical and irresponsible.
• The Blue Devils slammed Kansas to win the title.
• The car mounted the pavement, slamming into a lamp post.
• He slammed the book on the table.
• She heard a car door slam.
• They will provide compensation in cases where it can be shown that the customer had been slammed.
• He slammed a shot into the net.
• He slammed out of the room.

Associations of "Slam" (30 Words)

bang	Leap jerk bang. She brushed back her wispy bangs.
bat	Use a bat. A cricket bat.
bolt	Secure or lock with a bolt. The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas.
clap	Show approval of a person or action by clapping. The hawk shook itself and clapped its wings.
crackle	Having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks as in crackleware. There was a crackle and a whine from the microphone.
dab	A light touch or stroke. She dabbed at her eyes with a handkerchief.
ding	Go ding dong like a bell. Cash registers were dinging softly.
door	The entrance the space in a wall through which you enter or leave a room or building the space that a door can close. He knocked on the door.
gavel	Bring a hearing or person to order by use of a gavel. He gavelled the convention to order.
gouge	The act of gouging. Gouge out his eyes.
hammering	The action or sound of hammering something. A 7 0 hammering by the league leaders.
knock	Knock against with force or violence. The school of hard knocks.
lick	A salt deposit that animals regularly lick. The dog licked her hand.
lightning	A flash or discharge of lightning. A lightning cure for his hangover.
pat	Pat or squeeze fondly or playfully especially under the chin. Giving him a friendly pat on the arm she went off to join the others.
ping	Hit with a pinging noise. Ping your machine in the office.
punch	Drive forcibly as if by a punch. I punched the button to summon the lift.
rap	A type of popular music of US black origin in which words are recited rapidly and rhythmically over an instrumental backing. The track s a surprisingly lyrical rap.
shut	Prevent from entering shut out. They ought to shut the path up to that terrible cliff.
slap	A sound made or as if made by a slap. I put a bit of slap on my face and we were ready to go.
slash	Criticize severely. The man took a mighty slash at his head with a large sword.
slayer	Someone who kills a person or animal in a violent way. A dragon slayer.
strike	Undertake strike action against an employer. Local government workers went on strike.
swipe	Pass a swipe card through an electronic device designed to read and process the information encoded on it. A swipe to the right archives or deletes the message.
tap	A small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe as in tap dancing. Several barrels had been tapped to celebrate old victories.
thrash	Give a thrashing to beat hard. Two months of thrashing around on my own have produced nothing.
thunder	Be the case that thunder is being heard. The train thundered through the night.
toss	An act or instance of tossing something. Toss the pasta in the sauce.
unlocked	Not locked. With an unlocked phone you can use SIM cards from any service provider.
whip	Beat severely with a whip or rod. He whipped round to face them.