slammed

Closed with force

Slammed is the past tense of slam, meaning to shut forcefully or strike with impact: She slammed the door behind her.

In informal use, slammed means harshly criticized: The film got slammed by reviewers.

It also means extremely busy or overwhelmed: We're slammed at work right now.

In drinking culture, to slam a drink is to down it quickly.

criticized

lambasted

Criticized very harshly

panned · denounced · condemned · berated · rebuked · castigated · excoriated · flayed · savaged · vilified

shut

banged

Hit with force

thrown · kicked · shoved · pushed · flung · smacked · whacked · latched · bolted · thudded

overworked

swamped

Overwhelmed beyond capacity

overwhelmed · inundated · deluged · flooded · backlogged · stretched · maxed-out · underwater · hammered · besieged

drunk

wasted

Used without good result

trashed · tanked · blitzed · sloshed · loaded · bombed · blasted · legless · wrecked · obliterated

collision

crash

Sudden violent impact

  • impactForceful contact or consequence
  • accidentUnintended harmful event
  • wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle

smashup · pileup · fender-bender · rear-end · t-bone · head-on · sideswipe · rollover · totalled · whiplash

crowded

packed

Filled to capacity

rammed · chock-full · sardined · teeming · bursting · overflowing · thronged · stuffed · crammed · wall-to-wall

Categories
Opposites
critical speech/review

slammedpraised

Expressed approval of

lauded · extolled · applauded · celebrated · commended

door/opening state

slammedopened

Made no longer closed

left ajar · unlatched · unlocked

impact force

slammedtapped

Struck gently or selected

grazed · brushed · nudged · caressed · patted

Phrases
Family

slamming, slammer, slammers

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG