Synonyms of slam
75 similar words · 2 opposite words
Another word for slam is drink. Other synonyms of slam are admonish, animadvert, bash, bawl out and tilt.
Synonyms and similar words for slam
verbTo speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
- admonishTo inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.
- animadvert
- bash
- bawl out
- tilt
- cannonadeTo discharge artillery fire upon.
- slash
- lash
- blameTo censure (someone or something); to criticize.
- scorch informal
- blastTo criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- berateTo chide or scold vehemently.
- castigateTo punish or reprimand someone severely.
- censureTo criticize harshly.
- charge
- chastiseTo castigate; to scold or censure.
- chew outTo lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
- chide
- condemnTo strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
- criticize
- denounceTo criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly...
- denunciateTo condemn openly.
- deprecateTo express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
- derogate
- dispraiseTo notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.
- drag slangTo roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
- dress down
- eat someone alive
- excoriate
- find faultTo criticize something excessively.
- fulminate
- get at
- get downTo criticise; to be strict towards.
- get up Australia
- give somebody a piece of one's mind
- give somebody what-for
- inveigh
- lace into
- lambasteTo scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
- lay into
- lecture
- light intoTo set upon or attack.
- objurgate
- pooh-poohTo dismiss idly with contempt or derision; to diminish.
- put someone on blast slangTo embarrass by publicly denouncing or exposing, especially by using social media.
- rate
- read somebody the riot act
- rebukeTo criticise harshly; to reprove.
- reprehendTo criticize, to reprove.
- reprimandTo reprove in a formal or official way.
- reproachTo criticize or rebuke (someone).
- reproveTo express disapproval.
- rip into
- rubbish Australia
- savage
- scold
- skewer figuratively
- slateTo criticize or critique (an author or a work) harshly; to castigate.
- tear intoTo subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.
- tell off
- threap
- tick offTo reprimand.
- tosh
- keelhaul
- upbraidTo criticize severely.
- vilifyTo belittle through speech; to put down.
- vituperateTo criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner.
- berisp obsoleteTo censure; reprove.
verbTo drink off, to drink quickly.
- drink
- hydrate
- imbibe
- wet one's whistleTo have a drink; to quench one's thirst.
- wet one's beak
verbTo inject intravenously; shoot up.
nounA card game, played all at once without separate turns, in which players attempt to get rid of...
- spitSynonym of slam (“card game”).
Opposite of slam
Meaning of slam
- verb To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
- verb To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.).
- verb To strike forcefully with some implement.
slam in other languages
Questions about synonyms of slam
- What is another word for slam?
- Slam has 75 synonyms on Word.ws, such as drink, admonish, animadvert, bash, bawl out, tilt, cannonade and slash.
- What is the opposite of slam?
- The opposite of slam is back. Other antonyms of slam are support.
- What does slam mean?
- Slam means to shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
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