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slam

[slam] / slæm /
NOUN
loud noise from impact
Synonyms
STRONG
bang blast blow boom burst clap crack crash ding pound smack smash whack wham
Antonyms
STRONG
failure loss
WEAK
compliment flattery praise
NOUN
harsh criticism
Synonyms
STRONG
animadversion aspersion jab obloquy potshot slap slur stricture swipe
Antonyms
WEAK
compliment flattery praise
VERB
throw or push very hard
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bang bat batter beat belt blast crash dash fling hit hurl knock slap smash strike swat
STRONG
bash clobber close cudgel hammer pound shut slug thump thwack wallop
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist compliment fail help lose praise tap
STRONG
open
WEAK
flatter
VERB
criticize very harshly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
slap
STRONG
attack castigate damn excoriate flay lambaste pan scathe scourge slash vilify
WEAK
lash into shoot down
Antonyms
STRONG
compliment laud praise protect
WEAK
flatter

Example Sentences

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Forget the politics: When it comes to personal finance, that advice is a slam dunk.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

If last year’s Masters win ended McIlroy’s decade-long major drought and completed his career grand slam, this one ended up bolstering his case as one of golf’s all-time greats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

One is the powerful shock waves generated when meteorites slam into the planet's surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Villa Park 12, El Dorado 2: Dominic Gutierrez hit a grand slam and Justin Lopez had four hits for Villa Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

No distant call or slam of a door.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron