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Synonyms for slam

31 synonyms
2 antonyms
3 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

bash poo-poo castigate thwack

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Bash — to speak badly of; to criticize forcefully

hit, bash, blast, criticize UK US, criticise UK, poo-poo, dash, slash, castigate, denounce, pan, vilify, slate

2. Thrash

Other

bang, beat, pound, thwack, tap, pelt

Noun

1. Dig

shot informal, dig, jibe UK, gibe US, shaft, barb

Other

sweep, criticism, insult, spit, stricture, animadversion

Antonyms

All antonyms of slam →

Definitions

v. 1
To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
Union leaders slammed the new proposals.
v. 2
To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
n. 1
A sudden impact or blow.

Related words

Word family: slambang slam-bang
Phrases: slam down slam dance horizontal slam dance slam piece slam the door slam gun little slam small slam

Forms

Plural: slams → shots, digs, jibes, shafts…
Past participle: slammed
e.g. slammed → bashed, blasted, criticized, poo-pooed…

Example sentences

bash Sami hosted a Halloween bash for his friends.
castigate Don't castigate me. I haven't done anything wrong.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
slam		rising
bash		rising
castigate		steady
thwack		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: hit¹, pan¹, tap¹, dig¹
4 letters: shot¹, beat¹, bang¹, dash¹, spit¹, bash¹, barb¹, pelt¹, mosh¹, jibe¹, gibe¹
5 letters: blast¹, pound¹, sweep¹, shaft¹, slate¹, slash¹
6 letters: insult², thrash¹, vilify³, thwack
8 letters: denounce²
9 letters: criticism⁴, criticize³, criticise, stricture², castigate³
13 letters: animadversion

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (insult² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: claquer
Italiano: sbattere
Español: restallar
Deutsch: klappen
Català: petar