Definitions

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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Williams is one of tennis' all-time greats with 23 Grand Slam singles titles to her credit.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Alexander Zverev and Mirra Andreeva claimed their first Grand Slam titles in Paris at a Roland-Garros marked by extreme heat, pouring rain, and shocking upsets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

He stayed nearby with Jarmere Jenkins, who once served as the 44-year-old's hitting partner, but will now coach her in conjunction with Grand Slam doubles champion Rennae Stubbs.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

And with it, he became the oldest man to take his first Grand Slam since Goran Ivanisevic at Wimbledon in 2001.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

When we came onto the court one of their players came over and asked which of us was Slam.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers

slam

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