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A forceful impact or collision

A hard strike or hit

A sudden loud noise, typically from a forceful collision or strike

(informal) A place for the confinement of persons held in custody or detention

(somewhat rare) Harsh or severe criticism

The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation

A censure of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes

A scornful or hurtful act or expression

Harm to one's good name or reputation

To close something forcefully

To crash into, or collide heavily with, something

To hit or strike something or someone

To criticize or condemn severely

To make hurtful and untrue comments about

To cover an opening

To tease, typically in a good-natured way

To push or force (someone or something) violently and suddenly into a particular physical position or state

To defeat, to overcome

To assault, attack

To give a synopsis (summary) of

To make a loud, deep, resonant sound

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Noun

A forceful impact or collision

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“There was a slam against the side of the house and what sounded like a blast of fire.”

Noun

A hard strike or hit

knuckle sandwich

forward movement

dig in the ribs

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“The shock of having lost a team member was like a heavy slam to the gut.”

Noun

A sudden loud noise, typically from a forceful collision or strike

explosive noise

clap of thunder

flash of lightning

crash of thunder

tintinnabulation

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“And then they heard a loud slam, like a massive hammer striking the chamber's outer wall.”

Noun

(informal) A place for the confinement of persons held in custody or detention

house of correction

penal institution

detention centre

correctional facility

place of confinement

young offender institution

place of detention

approved school

youth custody centre

correctional institution

house of detention

detention facility

detention center

top-security prison

young offenders' institution

military prison

concentration camp

prisoner-of-war camp

training school

Konzentrationslager

internment camp

forced-labor camp

underground prison

underground cell

torture chamber

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“It ain't easy being an outlaw. You got your times of underemployment just like anyone else. And if you mess up, you don't just get fired, you get thrown in the slam.”

Noun

(somewhat rare) Harsh or severe criticism

superciliousness

slap in the face

backhanded compliment

kick in the teeth

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“A disgruntled journalist may write a slam on someone for not endorsing their preferred candidate.”

Noun

The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

taking the mickey

pulling someone's chain

backhanded compliment

slap in the face

snappy comeback

superciliousness

contemptuousness

misrepresentation

good-humoured mockery

distorted drawing

false impression

exaggerated drawing

clowning around

witty conversation

extreme dislike

poor substitute

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Noun

The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation

scandalmongering

misrepresentation

character assassination

malicious gossip

defamation of character

misrepresentation of character

false accusation

smear campaigning

scandalous remark

rumourmongering^UK

rumormongering^US

backhanded compliment

source of discredit

smear campaigns

false accusations

tongue-lashings

stigmatizations^US

false insinuation

malicious rumours

malicious rumour

marginalizations^US

marginalisation^UK

underestimation

backhanded compliments

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Noun

A censure of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes

verbal disapproval

critical remark

character assassination

mocking comment

textual examination

underestimation

civil disobedience

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Noun

A scornful or hurtful act or expression

ruffled feathers

left-handed compliment

slap in the face

backhanded compliment

kick in the teeth

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Noun

Harm to one's good name or reputation

blot on the escutcheon

skeleton in the cupboard

lack of respectability

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Verb

To close something forcefully

close with a bang

close with a crash

close with force

shut with a crash

shut with force

shut with a bang

“I slam the door shut behind me, storming down the stairwell in tears.”

Verb

To crash into, or collide heavily with, something

be in collision with

come into collision with

come into collision

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“Picking up a brick, he threw it at Prisca only to see it come flying back at him and slam into the wall behind him.”

Verb

To hit or strike something or someone

knock into the middle of next week

let someone have it

give someone a hiding

give someone a good hiding

beat the living daylights out of

give someone a drubbing

give someone a beating

give someone a good beating

give someone a good drubbing

give someone a hot bottom

put someone over one's knee

make someone feel the back of one's hand

sock it to someone

lay a finger on

box someone's ears

give a black eye

physically attack

jump down one's throat

rain blows upon

let one have it

dust someone's britches

warm someone's seat

strike with a stick

beat with a stick

put in the hospital

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“I slam my pillow in anger with my fists, watching the feathers eject from a tear in the seams.”

Verb

To criticize or condemn severely

find fault with

inveigh against

cast aspersions on

throw brickbats at

vituperate against

give a bad press to

give some stick to

fulminate against

do a hatchet job on

haul over the coals

drag through the mud

give someone hell

give someone a roasting

tear off a strip

remonstrate with

criticize severely

tear a strip off

read the riot act

give someone a bad press

give something a battering

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rocket

give someone a rollicking

take down a peg

give someone a bollocking

rake over the coals

cut down to size

pass strictures upon

take exception to

go for the jugular

give something a bad press

cut to the quick

spread lies about

bring into disrepute

give someone bondi

blacken the name of

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

give a bad name

look askance at

bellyache about

give someone a dressing-down

sound off about

give a talking-to

slap on the wrist

take a swipe at

jump down one's throat

put someone on the hot seat

give a black eye

look down one's nose at

put someone on the griddle

burn someone's ears

pin someone's ears back

call someone names

criticize harshly

animadvert upon

bring under fire

find unacceptable

assault verbally

give a tongue-lashing

criticize strongly

review unfavorably

show someone up

jump down someone's throat

protest against

hold forth against

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

shoot full of holes

blacken someone's reputation

lay down the law

throw stones at

expose to ridicule

hold up to shame

take a dim view of

put a whammy on

take issue with

run something down

declaim against

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

send up the river

lay at one's door

give offence to

step on one's toes

cause offence to

hurt someone's feelings

treat disrespectfully

talk something down

regard with disgust

feel revulsion to

feel aversion to

feel disgust for

call to account

hold someone responsible

hold accountable

hold someone to blame

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

be hostile towards

let someone have it

give someone a telling-off

give someone an earful

give someone a caning

give someone a mouthful

give someone a wigging

send someone away with a flea in their ear

give someone what for

give someone some stick

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

give someone a row

give someone a rating

lower the status of

cause to feel small

settle someone's hash

put out of countenance

make someone eat humble pie

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

take the wind out of someone's sails

cause to lose face

give a piece of one's mind

point the finger at

call on the carpet

slap someone's wrist

take someone to task

rap someone over the knuckles

come down hard on

express disapproval of

kick up a fuss about

kick up a stink about

take to the woodshed

hold responsible

oppose strongly

speak out against

raise objections to

bring someone to book

chew someone out

complain vociferously about

make a fuss about

slap someone on the wrist

take a stand against

lay charges against

prefer charges against

call over the coals

protest strongly at

expostulate about

remonstrate about

make a protest against

throw the book at

complain bitterly about

strongly criticize

rap on knuckles

give a going over

disagree violently with

tell a thing or two

come down on like a ton of bricks

bring charges against

make a stand against

point a finger at

file charges against

point the finger

put on trial for

bring to trial for

take to court for

make accusations about

put up a fight against

reprimand severely

pull someone up

give a rough time

rap someone's knuckles

rake over coals

give tongue-lashing

give somebody a piece of one's mind

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

severely reprimand

rap across the knuckles

have someone on the carpet

take somebody to task

give a hard time

burn one's ears

have words with

have your knife in

give someone stick

give comeuppance

criticize hatefully

give someone a carpeting

give going-over

mete out punishment to

make an example of

give piece of mind

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

be in opposition to

teach someone a lesson

bring to account

express strong disapproval of

thunder against

express disapprobation of

express disapprobation

have on the carpet

have the law on

bring a charge against

bring a case against

be scandalized by

recriminate for

incriminate for

lodge complaint

blow the whistle

lay at your door

object strongly to

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

take great exception to

mouth off about

vociferate about

characterize^US

assign fault to

lay the blame on

place the blame on

assign guilt to

assign liability to

face with charges

serve with a summons

consider guilty of

lay a guilt trip on

lay a bad trip on

characterise^UK

deliver a tirade to

label negatively

accuse of being

get on a soapbox

give a lecture to

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“Critics aren't inclined to slam these culturally unique cinematic efforts.”

Verb

To make hurtful and untrue comments about

drag through the mud

drag through the mire

cast aspersions on

give a bad name

spread scandal about

do a hatchet job on

tell lies about

run a smear campaign against

blacken someone's name

run smear campaign

sully someone's reputation

defame someone's character

blacken the name of

blacken the character of

bring discredit to

reflect badly on

bring into disrepute

bring shame upon

tar and feather

rip up and down

give a black eye

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

give offence to

cause raised eyebrows

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

raise eyebrows amongst

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Verb

To cover an opening

put up the shutters

put up the shutter

fasten securely

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Verb

Slam-dance

Verb

To tease, typically in a good-natured way

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

poke mullock at

take the mickey out of

make a monkey of

pull someone's leg

pull somebody's leg

lead somebody on

take the piss out of

give a hard time

hold up to ridicule

turn up one's nose

treat with contempt

hold in contempt

give Bronx cheer

make cutting remarks about

turn up your nose

be contemptuous of

say contemptuously

curl one's lip at

turn your nose up at

cock a snook at

make a monkey out of

treat contemptuously

have someone on

wind someone up

give someone a hard time

take the mickey

hold up to shame

pull someone's chain

play a practical joke

hurl insults at

make a laughing-stock

play a practical joke on

show contempt for

play a trick on

take a rise out of

get a rise out of

have a joke with

take for a ride

get on the nerves of

be on the back of

get in the hair of

be scornful about

lead up the garden path

bite one's thumb at

have somebody on

tell somebody stories

shout catcalls at

muck someone about

shout disapproval

shout disapproval at

blow raspberries

mess someone around

make a monkey out of someone

mess someone about

blow raspberries at

keep hanging on

make mouth water

make someone's mouth water

keep someone hanging on

expose to ridicule

make someone a laughing stock

laugh out of court

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Verb

To push or force (someone or something) violently and suddenly into a particular physical position or state

Verb

To defeat, to overcome

be victorious over

get the better of

win a resounding victory over

bring someone to their knees

give someone a drubbing

give someone a hiding

make mincemeat of

take to the cleaners

turn inside out

wipe the floor with

blow out of the water

run rings around

outmanoeuvre^UK

take a stick to

gain the advantage over

blow out of water

throw back in confusion

run rings round

run roughshod over

win a victory over

take to cleaners

pip at the post

bring to their knees

trample underfoot

put in their place

put in the shade

go one better than

put the kibosh on

gain mastery over

gain a victory over

be head and shoulders above

run circles around

knock spots off

bring to naught

knock for a loop

gain control of

gain ascendancy over

render incapable

render helpless

render powerless

give someone a pasting

bring about the downfall of

wipe off the face of the earth

wipe off the map

get the upper hand

bring under the yoke

get the upper hand over

keep under thumb

give a drubbing to

come out on top

gain control over

remove from office

throw a spanner in the works of

axe^UK

ax^US

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

raze to the ground

score points off

turn something inside out

stamp something out

render speechless

come out on top of

knock socks off

gain the upper hand over

bring to screeching halt

take severe measures against

take stern measures against

come down heavily on

be the ruination of

get under control

bring under control

wipe from the face of the earth

beat the pants off

put out of action

put out of commission

call somebody's bluff

catch somebody napping

steal a march on somebody

put the skids under

seal the doom of

be a class above

stand head and shoulders above

be greater than

be on another level

take precedence

defeat someone heavily

reduce to ruins

remove from power

cook one's goose

fix one's wagon

send to the gas chambers

put to the sword

wipe off the mat

rule with an iron hand

get further ahead of

pull a fast one

break the spirit

keep under control

cause instability

give the coup de grâce

administer the coup de grâce

drive to the wall

take someone's life

move in for the kill

give something the chop

knock something on the head

drive underground

come down on like a ton of bricks

be unstoppable by

make one's way round

make one's way past

make one's way over

reduce to nothing

reduce to rubble

bring to nothing

wreak havoc upon

give someone the works

take the life of

blow someone's brains out

terminate with extreme prejudice

prevail against

gain mastery of

take the honours

remove all traces of

destroy root and branch

wipe off face of earth

cast a pall over

put a damper on

render ineffective

play havoc with

make null and void

declare null and void

ride roughshod over

rain on someone's parade

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Verb

To assault, attack

call into question

cast aspersions upon

cast doubt upon

take issue with

throw the book at

call in question

raise doubts about

cast aspersions on

harbour suspicions about

raise objections to

express suspicions about

have reservations about

express reservations about

entertain doubts about

harbour reservations about

have suspicions about

protest against

feel uneasy about

fly in the face of

have hesitations about

shoot down in flames

shoot full of holes

be at variance with

take exception to

come to blows with

be a dissenter from

go back on word

fail to comply with

fail to observe

transgress against

say the opposite of

refuse to accept

have bone to pick

put out a feeler question

test the waters

struggle against

take a stand against

put up a fight against

speak out against

express disagreement with

be at loggerheads

compete against

express disapproval of

jockey for position

be in opposition to

be suspicious of

make a fuss about

kick up a fuss about

kick up a stink about

oppose strongly

inveigh against

have no confidence in

have no faith in

complain vociferously about

be at odds with

raise objections

express disagreement

be in defiance of

make a stand against

kick up a stink

give no credence to

decline to support

lock horns with

refuse to support

fulminate against

be unconvinced about

be incredulous of

declaim against

expostulate about

protest strongly at

remonstrate about

cock a snook at

fail to agree with

lodge a protest against

make a protest against

engage in conflict

criticize severely

complain bitterly about

lodge a protest

express disapproval

campaign against

go head to head

disagree violently with

have a problem with

make an objection

dig your heels in

put up an argument

stand up and be counted against

go for the gold

hold out against

set your face against

go for the jugular

raise a question

bring into question

part company with

have misgivings about

have doubts about

lack confidence in

feel apprehensive about

take something with a pinch of salt

contend against

be at odds with somebody

be in contention

agitate against

match yourself against

spare no effort

make a nonsense of

be in the running

raise your fists

call something into question

enter the lists

express objections

thunder against

express objections to

shake one's head

be in opposition

remonstrate against

go for each other

not see eye to eye

raise objection

draw the line at

take great exception to

set one's face against

dig in one's heels

take up arms against

render null and void

refuse to accept the authority of

kick over the traces

come out against

take issue with somebody

be at each other's throats

engage in combat

engage in hostilities

take the field against

fight like cat and dog

carry on hostilities

pit oneself against

pitch oneself against

pit yourself against

go up against in contest

not countenance

turn the tables

rip into each other

be at sixes and sevens

contradict each other

hold one's ground against

stand one's ground against

content against

give it one's all

go one on one with

go toe to toe with

face off against

go eyeball to eyeball with

be pitted against

say nothing doing

withhold assent

express objection

say not a chance

object strongly to

revolutionize^US

refuse to comply

revolutionise^UK

take law into own hands

break the rules

pay no attention to

take with a pinch of salt

take up the cudgels

express opposition

be displeased by

voice disapproval

nominate yourself

put yourself forward

knock oneself out

give all one's got

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Verb

To give a synopsis (summary) of

give one's opinion

write a critique

give your opinion of

write a critique of

put in a nutshell

give a summary of

give a precis of

give a synopsis of

give the main points of

give an outline of

give an abstract of

give the gist of

get to the meat

give a rundown of

make a summary of

give main points

write a summary of

make a outline of

make a résumé of

make a long story short

cut to the bone

give a digest of

put in nutshell

characterize^US

get the measure of

give a summing-up

review the evidence

summarize the argument

summarize the evidence

characterise^UK

run through again

go over same ground

go the same round

make an outline of

give a rough idea of

give a quick rundown on

give a rough idea

give a thumbnail sketch of

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Verb

To make a loud, deep, resonant sound

sound one's horn

make a loud sound

make bell sound

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